New Mexico § 40-11A-303 Denial of paternity

New Mexico Statutes

§ 40-11A-303 — Denial of paternity

New Mexico § 40-11A-303

Ch. 40Domestic Affairs

Art. 3VOLUNTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-11A-303 (2026).

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A presumed father may sign a denial of his paternity. The denial is valid only if: A. an acknowledgment of paternity signed or otherwise authenticated by another man is filed pursuant to Section 3-305 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act; B. the denial is on a form provided by the bureau and is signed or otherwise authenticated under penalty of perjury; and C. the presumed father has not previously:

(1)acknowledged his paternity, unless the previous acknowledgment has been rescinded pursuant to Section 3-307 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act or successfully challenged pursuant to Section 3-308 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act; or (2) been adjudicated to be the father of the child.

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A presumed father may sign a denial of his paternity. The denial is valid only if: A. an acknowledgment of paternity signed or otherwise authenticated by another man is filed pursuant to Section 3-305 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act; B. the denial is on a form provided by the bureau and is signed or otherwise authenticated under penalty of perjury; and C. the presumed father has not previously: (1) acknowledged his paternity, unless the previous acknowledgment has been rescinded pursuant to Section 3-307 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act or successfully challenged pursuant to Section 3-308 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act; or (2) been adjudicated to be the father of the child.