{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-303","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-8.1-303","heading":"Denial of parentage.","body":"(a) An individual presumed to be a parent or an alleged genetic parent may sign a denial of parentage only in the limited circumstances set forth in this section.\n(b) A denial of parentage shall be valid only if:\n(1) An acknowledgment of parentage by another individual has been filed pursuant to this chapter;\n(2) The denial is in a record and is witnessed and signed by at least one other individual; and\n(3) The presumed or alleged genetic parent executing the denial has not previously:\n(i) Acknowledged parentage, unless the previous acknowledgment has been rescinded pursuant to § 15-8.1-307, or successfully challenged the acknowledgment pursuant to § 15-8.1-308; or\n(ii) Been adjudicated to be the parent of the child.","path":["Title 15 Domestic Relations","Chapter 8.1 Uniform Parentage Act","Article 3 Voluntary Acknowledgment of Parentage"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE15/15-8.1/15-3/15-8.1-303.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:36Z","sha256":"57b73670adc6899360b07a6c2c608e839580235af293e7b4e5812f87064eacb6","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-302","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}