North Dakota § 14-20-15 (305) Effect of acknowledgment or denial of paternity

North Dakota Statutes

§ 14-20-15 — (305) Effect of acknowledgment or denial of paternity

North Dakota § 14-20-15

Title 14Domestic Relations and Persons

Ch. 14-20Uniform Parentage Act

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N.D. Cent. Code § 14-20-15 (2026).

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1.Except as otherwise provided in sections 14-20-17 and 14-20-18, a valid acknowledgment of paternity filed with the department of health and human services is equivalent to an adjudication of paternity of a child and confers upon the acknowledged father all of the rights and duties of a parent and must be recognized as a basis for a support order in any proceeding to establish, enforce, or modify a support order.

2.Except as otherwise provided in sections 14-20-17 and 14-20-18, a valid denial of paternity by a presumed father filed with the department of health and human services in conjunction with a valid acknowledgment of paternity is equivalent to an adjudication of the nonpaternity of the presumed father and discharges the presumed father from all rights and duties of a parent.

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1. Except as otherwise provided in sections 14-20-17 and 14-20-18, a valid
acknowledgment of paternity filed with the department of health and human services is
equivalent to an adjudication of paternity of a child and confers upon the
acknowledged father all of the rights and duties of a parent and must be recognized as

a basis for a support order in any proceeding to establish, enforce, or modify a support
order.
2. Except as otherwise provided in sections 14-20-17 and 14-20-18, a valid denial of
paternity by a presumed father filed with the department of health and human services
in conjunction with a valid acknowledgment of paternity is equivalent to an adjudication
of the nonpaternity of the presumed father and discharges the presumed father from
all rights and duties of a parent.