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I acknowledge that the man named above is the biological father of my child. I give my consent to have his name appear on the Certificate of Birth of my child. I declare and affirm that at the time of my child's birth, I was not married and had not been married in the 300 days prior to the birth of my child.

The father being placed on the Birth Certificate or the father executing an Acknowledgement of Paternity form, is only evidence that he is the biological father. In order for the father to establish legal paternity, he must file a lawsuit most commonly titled Complaint to Establish Paternity.

(A) If the results of the paternity tests establish a ninety-five percent (95%) or more probability of inclusion that the putative father is the biological father of the child after corroborating testimony of the mother in regard to access during the probable period of conception, it shall constitute a prima facie case ...

California doesn't have a statute of limitations or a deadline addressing how long a father has to establish his paternity. If there's uncertainty about a child's parentage, the court can order blood tests to establish paternity for as long as up to two years following the child's birth.

If a mother applies for OCSE services for child support and paternity has not been established, the agency will take steps to establish paternity. If a putative father denies that he is the father, OCSE will give him an opportunity to agree to genetic testing and schedule the testing.

With the current US system in place, the mother cannot refuse a paternity test she can only refuse to designate a father on the birth certificate. A man can assert or deny paternity and through a legal proceeding enforce a test so making it mandatory would simply skip the legal proceeding and standardize it.

AOP forms are also available through the Arkansas Department of Health, and any local Office of Child Support Enforcement.

If the mother refuses to establish or allow you to establish paternity, you will need to go to court and get a court order. Keep in mind that a judge is not obligated to order a paternity test. Best course of action, if you have not done so already, is to hire a lawyer that is familiar with these types of cases.

(7) Whenever the court orders scientific testing for paternity and one (1) of the parties refuses to submit to the testing, that fact shall be disclosed upon the trial and may be considered civil contempt of court.