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

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.