Utah § 81-5-303 Denial of paternity.

Utah Statutes

§ 81-5-303 — Denial of paternity.

Utah § 81-5-303

Title 81Utah Domestic Relations Code

Ch. 81-5Uniform Parentage Act

Part 81-5-3Voluntary Declaration of Paternity

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Utah Code Ann. § 81-5-303 (2026).

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(1)A presumed or declarant father may sign a denial of the presumed or declarant father's paternity.

(2)The denial is valid only if:

(2)(a) a declaration of paternity signed, or otherwise authenticated, by another man is filed in accordance with Section 81-5-305;

(2)(b) the denial is in a form prescribed by and filed with the Office of Vital Records and Statistics and is signed, or otherwise authenticated, under penalty of perjury; and

(2)(c) the presumed or declarant father has not previously:

(2)(c)(i) declared the presumed or declarant father's paternity, unless the previous declaration has been rescinded in accordance with Section 81-5-306 or successfully challenged in accordance with Section 81-5-307; or

(2)(c)(ii) been adjudicated to be the father of the child.

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(1) A presumed or declarant father may sign a denial of the presumed or declarant father's paternity.
(2) The denial is valid only if:
(2)(a) a declaration of paternity signed, or otherwise authenticated, by another man is filed in accordance with Section 81-5-305;
(2)(b) the denial is in a form prescribed by and filed with the Office of Vital Records and Statistics and is signed, or otherwise authenticated, under penalty of perjury; and
(2)(c) the presumed or declarant father has not previously:
(2)(c)(i) declared the presumed or declarant father's paternity, unless the previous declaration has been rescinded in accordance with Section 81-5-306 or successfully challenged in accordance with Section 81-5-307; or
(2)(c)(ii) been adjudicated to be the father of the child.