Maine § 19-A §1863 Denial of parentage

Maine Statutes

§ 19-A §1863 — Denial of parentage

Maine § 19-A §1863

Title 19-ADOMESTIC RELATIONS

Part 3PARENTS AND CHILDREN

Ch. 61MAINE PARENTAGE ACT

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 19-A §1863 (2026).

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A person presumed to be a parent under section 1881 or an alleged genetic parent may execute a denial of parentage only in the limited circumstances set forth in this section. A denial of parentage is valid only if:

1.Acknowledgment. An acknowledgment of parentage signed or otherwise authenticated is filed pursuant to this subchapter;

2.Under penalty of perjury. The denial is in a record and is signed or otherwise authenticated under penalty of perjury; and

3.Person executing. The person executing the denial has not previously:

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A person presumed to be a parent under section 1881 or an alleged genetic parent may execute a denial of parentage only in the limited circumstances set forth in this section. A denial of parentage is valid only if:
1.
Acknowledgment.
An acknowledgment of parentage signed or otherwise authenticated is filed pursuant to this subchapter;
2.
Under penalty of perjury.
The denial is in a record and is signed or otherwise authenticated under penalty of perjury; and
3.
Person executing.
The person executing the denial has not previously: