(a) If a child has an acknowledged father, a signatory to the acknowledgment of paternity may maintain a proceeding seeking to rescind the acknowledgment or challenge the paternity of the child only within the time allowed under Section 26-17-307 or 26-17-308.
(b) If a child has an acknowledged father, an individual, who is not a signatory to the acknowledgment of paternity and who seeks an adjudication of paternity of the child may maintain a proceeding at any time after the effective date of the acknowledgment if the court determines that it is in the best interest of the child.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.
Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.
Article 6 - Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage.
Part 1 - Nature of Proceeding.
Section 26-17-601 - Proceeding Authorized.
Section 26-17-602 - Standing to Maintain Proceeding.
Section 26-17-603 - Parties to Proceeding.
Section 26-17-604 - Personal Jurisdiction.
Section 26-17-607 - Action to Disprove Parentage When There Is a Presumed Father.
Section 26-17-608 - Estoppel to Deny Paternity.
Section 26-17-609 - Limitation: Child Having Acknowledged.
Section 26-17-611 - Proceeding Before Birth.
Section 26-17-612 - Child as Party; Representation.
Section 26-17-613 - Right to Counsel; Fees, Expenses, and Costs.