(a) To facilitate compliance with this article, the Alabama Department of Human Resources shall prescribe forms for the acknowledgment of paternity. The affidavit shall include the Social Security number and current address of each parent, a listing of the rights and responsibilities of acknowledging paternity, including the duty to financially support the child, and instruction for filing the affidavit with the Office of Vital Statistics.
(b) A valid acknowledgment of paternity is not affected by a later modification of the prescribed form.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.
Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.
Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity.
Section 26-17-301 - Acknowledgment of Paternity.
Section 26-17-302 - Execution of Acknowledgment of Paternity.
Section 26-17-304 - Rules for Acknowledgment of Paternity.
Section 26-17-305 - Effect of Acknowledgment of Paternity.
Section 26-17-306 - No Filing Fee.
Section 26-17-307 - Proceeding for Rescission.
Section 26-17-308 - Challenge After Expiration of Period for Rescission.
Section 26-17-309 - Procedure for Rescission or Challenge.
Section 26-17-310 - Ratification Barred.
Section 26-17-311 - Full Faith and Credit
Section 26-17-312 - Forms for Acknowledgment.
Section 26-17-313 - Release of Information.
Section 26-17-315 - Hospital Paternity Acknowledgment Program.