Rhode Island General Laws
Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Parentage
Section 15-8.1-305. - Equivalent to adjudication, no ratification required.

§ 15-8.1-305. Equivalent to adjudication, no ratification required.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 15-8.1-307 and 15-8.1-308, a valid acknowledgment of parentage under § 15-8.1-301, filed with the department of vital records, is equivalent to an adjudication of parentage of a child and confers upon the acknowledged parent all of the rights and duties of a parent.
(b) Judicial or administrative ratification is neither permitted nor required for an unrescinded or unchallenged acknowledgment of parentage.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 15-8.1-307 and 15-8.1-308, a valid denial of parentage under § 15-8.1-303, filed with the department of vital records, in conjunction with a valid acknowledgment of parentage under § 15-8.1-301, is equivalent to an adjudication of the nonparentage of the presumed parent or alleged genetic parent and discharges the presumed parent or alleged genetic parent from all rights and duties of a parent.
(d) A signatory of an acknowledgment of parentage may rescind or challenge the acknowledgment in accordance with §§ 15-8.1-307 through 15-8.1-309.
History of Section.P.L. 2020, ch. 59, § 2; P.L. 2020, ch. 60, § 2.

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