Affidavit of Paternity Rescission

Where the parties have signed an Acknowledgment of Paternity, and that has been submitted to the state, and one party wishes to rescind the Acknowledgment, they can file an Affidavit of Paternity Rescission with the Department of Economic Security’s Vital Statistics Unit to undo the Acknowledgment. Most commonly, this is filed when the would-be father finds out in the first few weeks of the child’s life that the child is not his. This Affidavit must be filed within sixty (60) days of when the Acknowledgment is signed. This option is also not available where a Court proceeding involving the child has commenced. Where the window has elapsed, a person’s only option to repudiate paternity is to file a Petition to Challenge Paternity with the superior court.