{"data":{"id":"us-nm/40-11a-302","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"40-11A-302","heading":"Execution of acknowledgment of paternity.","body":"A. An acknowledgment of paternity shall:\n(1) be on a form provided by the bureau;\n(2) be signed or otherwise authenticated under penalty of perjury by the mother and by the man seeking to establish his paternity;\n(3) state that the child whose paternity is being acknowledged:\n(a) does not have a presumed father or has a presumed father whose full name is stated; and\n(b) does not have another acknowledged or adjudicated father;\n(4) state whether there has been genetic testing and, if so, that the acknowledging man's claim of paternity is consistent with the results of the testing; and\n(5) state that the signatories understand that the acknowledgment is the equivalent of a judicial adjudication of paternity of the child and that a challenge to the acknowledgment is permitted only under limited circumstances and is barred after two years.\nB. An acknowledgment of paternity is void if it:\n(1) states that another man is a presumed father, unless a denial of paternity signed or otherwise authenticated by the presumed father is filed with the bureau;\n(2) states that another man is an acknowledged or adjudicated father; or\n(3) falsely denies the existence of a presumed, acknowledged or adjudicated father of the child.\nC. A presumed father may sign or otherwise authenticate an acknowledgment of paternity.","path":["Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs","ARTICLE 11A New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18540/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"ba7728991e5e5e689fc70e84ade25dbdb5c038e161a649e9d4058e70ae6811b0","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/40-11a-301","next":"us-nm/40-11a-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}