{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-26-17-609","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 26-17-609","heading":"Limitation: Child Having Acknowledged.","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 26 Infants and Incompetents.","Chapter 17 Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.","Article 6 Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage.","Part 1 Nature of Proceeding."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-17-609","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"275165848f8464540b6f06f6b0efd7a485507d14f3795b3306376707e8d4aeb0","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-26-17-608","next":"us-al/ala.-code-26-17-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}