Vermont § 307 - Timing of rescission
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 307 — Timing of rescission, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 307. Timing of rescission
- (a) A person may rescind an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage under this
chapter by any of the following methods: (1) Filing a rescission with the Department of Health within 60 days after the effective
date of the acknowledgment or denial. The signing of the rescission shall be witnessed
and signed by at least one other person. (2) Commencing a court proceeding within 60 days after the effective date of the acknowledgment
or denial, as provided in section 304 of this title. (3) Challenging the acknowledgment or denial within the earlier of 60 days after the effect
date of the acknowledgment or denial or within 60 days after the date of the first
court hearing in a proceeding in which the signatory is a party to adjudicate an issue
relating to the child, including a proceeding seeking child support. (b) If an acknowledgment or denial of parentage is rescinded under this section, any associated
acknowledgment or denial of parentage becomes invalid, and the Department of Health
shall notify the person who gave birth to the child and any person who signed an acknowledgment
or denial of parentage of the child that the acknowledgment or denial of parentage
has been rescinded. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 24, § 1, eff. May 16, 2019.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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