HRS §584A-402
Rules for signing a parentage acknowledgment
This section explains what a parentage acknowledgment must say and who must sign it. It also says the form is invalid if someone else is already the child's parent. The form must be signed by both parents and witnessed or notarized.
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The statute, as written — Execution of acknowledgment of parentage
(a) An acknowledgment of parentage under section 584A-401 shall: (1) Be in a record signed by the individual who gave birth to the child and by the other individual seeking to establish a parent-child relationship; provided that the signatures shall be attested by a notarial officer or witnessed; (2) State that the child whose parentage is being acknowledged does not have: (A) A presumed parent other than the individual seeking to establish the parent-child relationship; and (B) Another acknowledged parent or adjudicated parent, or individual who is a parent of the child under part VIII or IX other than the individual who gave birth to the child; and (3) State that the signatories understand that the acknowledgment is the equivalent of an adjudication of parentage of the child and that a challenge to the acknowledgment is permitted only under limited circumstances and is barred two years after the effective date of the acknowledgment. (b) An acknowledgment of parentage shall be void if, at the time of signing: (1) An individual, other than the individual seeking to establish parentage, is a presumed parent; or (2) An individual, other than the individual who gave birth to the child or the individual seeking to establish parentage, is an acknowledged parent or adjudicated parent or a parent under part VIII or IX.
Sections this one refers to
§584A-401 Acknowledgment of parentage
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