{"data":{"id":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1863","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"19-A M.R.S. §1863","heading":"Denial of parentage","body":"A person presumed to be a parent under section 1881 or an alleged genetic parent may execute a denial of parentage only in the limited circumstances set forth in this section. A denial of parentage is valid only if:\n1.  Acknowledgment.  An acknowledgment of parentage signed or otherwise authenticated is filed pursuant to this subchapter;\n2.  Under penalty of perjury.  The denial is in a record and is signed or otherwise authenticated under penalty of perjury; and\n3.  Person executing.  The person executing the denial has not previously:\nA.  Acknowledged parentage, unless the previous acknowledgment has been rescinded pursuant to section 1867 or successfully challenged pursuant to section 1868; or\nB.  Been adjudicated to be the parent of the child.","path":["TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN","CHAPTER 61: MAINE PARENTAGE ACT","SUBCHAPTER 3: VOLUNTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PARENTAGE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/19-A/title19-Asec1863.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"6877ac580d4ac8c460de6d3740a0b40ac0f1cc45f95de04f1064230e7ab73ef0","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1862","next":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1864"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}