If paternity has been established and one of the parents has reason to believe that the man established as the father on the birth certificate is not the birth father, what can the parent do?
Up to sixty days after filing a Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity form, either the father or the mother may request that the father’s name be removed from the birth certificate. To remove the father’s name a Rescind or “Take Back” of Paternity Acknowledgment form must be filed with the Center for Health Statistics within sixty days. Parents may call 971-673-1155 or e-mail a staff person listed below and ask for the “Rescind of Voluntary Acknowledgment” form for either the mother or the father. There is no fee for filing this form. Up to one year after filing the Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity form, either parent can request parentage testing. Paternity established by either the Division of Child Support (DCS) or the District Attorney (DA) can also be reopened in the first year by requesting parentage tests if they were not done before. Please contact your local DCS or DA office for additional information. Once testing is completed, a court order may be issued to either remov
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