Vermont § 309 - Procedure for rescission or challenge
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§ 309. Procedure for rescission or challenge
- (a) Every signatory party. Every signatory to an acknowledgment of parentage and any related denial of parentage
shall be made a party to a proceeding under section 307 or 308 of this title to rescind or challenge the acknowledgment or denial. (b) Submission to personal jurisdiction. For the purpose of rescission of or challenge to an acknowledgment of parentage or
denial of parentage, a signatory submits to personal jurisdiction of this State by
signing the acknowledgment or denial, effective upon the filing of the document with
the Department of Health pursuant to section 304 of this title. (c) Suspension of legal responsibilities. Except for good cause shown, during the pendency of a proceeding to rescind or challenge
an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage, the court shall not suspend
the legal responsibilities of a signatory arising from the acknowledgment, including
the duty to pay child support. (d) Proceeding to rescind or challenge. A proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage
shall be conducted as a proceeding to adjudicate parentage pursuant to chapter 1 of
this title. (e) Amendment to birth record. At the conclusion of a proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment of parentage
or denial of parentage, the court shall order the Department of Health to amend the
birth record of the child, if appropriate. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 309 ("Procedure for rescission or challenge") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. 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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