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Contact Us. If you have additional questions regarding the Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity (VAoP) process you may call the Paternity Hotline at 1-800-457-2165 (toll free) to speak with a TN VAoP Program staff member.

A voluntary declaration of parentage or paternity is a California governmental form that, when signed by both parents, establishes them as the legal parents of the child. The form must be signed voluntarily. No one can force either person to sign the form.

If there is a legally established father (for example, under the marital presumption or by a signed paternity acknowledgment), the statute of limitations to challenge the paternity of the legal father is 2 years from the child's birth.

If parents are unmarried at the time of their child's birth, the mother is presumed to have custody. Legal parents have the right to have a relationship with their child and to visit their child. Once a father acknowledges paternity, he gains these rights.

If you are requesting a copy of a birth certificate or VAoP, or need to know how to change a name on a birth certificate, contact the Tennessee Office of Vital Records at 615-741-1763, or visit their website https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/vital-records.html.

If the mother and father of a child are married to each other when a child is born, legal paternity is automatically established in Tennessee. The mother's husband is considered the legal father, and his name will be denoted on the child's birth certificate as the father.

The child support office can schedule DNA testing to determine whether or not the individual is the father. After positive DNA testing results are returned to the local child support office from the certified DNA lab, paternity will be established through court order.

The court is required to set a temporary order of child support if a party motions for it, and if the party shows “clear and convincing evidence of parentage on the basis of genetic tests.”6 Once parentage is established under Tennessee law, the child shall be entitled to inherit from the father in accordance with ...

If the father does not establish paternity, then he will not be able to make decisions on behalf of the child such as healthcare, education, religion, etc. However, once the courts have validated the petition for paternity, the father is given rights equal to that of the mother and can seek custody and visitation.

Legal parents have the right to have a relationship with their child and to visit their child. Once a father acknowledges paternity, he gains these rights. If parents cannot agree on custody or visitation, parents may obtain a Court Order.