Alabama § 26-17-302 - Execution of Acknowledgment of Paternity.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 26-17-302 — Execution of Acknowledgment of Paternity., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-17-302. Execution of Acknowledgment of Paternity.
(a) An acknowledgment of paternity must:
(1) be in a record filed with the Alabama Office of Vital Statistics;
(2) be signed, and notarized, under penalty of perjury by the mother and by the man seeking to establish his paternity;
(3) state that the child whose paternity is being acknowledged:
(A) does not have a presumed father or the man executing the acknowledgment is the presumed father; and
(B) does not have another acknowledged or adjudicated father;
(4) state whether there has been genetic testing and, if so, that the acknowledging man’s claim of paternity is consistent with the results of the testing; and
(5) state that the signatories understand that the acknowledgment shall be considered a legal finding of paternity of the child and that a challenge to the acknowledgment is permitted only as provided in this chapter.
(b) A presumed father may sign an acknowledgment of paternity which must be notarized.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-17-302 ("Execution of Acknowledgment of Paternity.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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