{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-307","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-8.1-307","heading":"Timing of rescission.","body":"(a) A signatory may rescind an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage under this chapter by commencing a court proceeding before the earlier of:\n(1) Sixty (60) days after the effective date of the acknowledgment or denial, as provided in § 15-8.1-304; or\n(2) The date of the first hearing before a court in a proceeding, to which the signatory is a party, to adjudicate an issue relating to the child, including a proceeding that establishes child support.\n(b) If an acknowledgment of parentage is rescinded under this section, any associated denial of parentage becomes invalid, and the department of human services shall notify:\n(1) The individual who gave birth to the child;\n(2) Any individual who signed a denial of parentage of the child; and\n(3) The department of vital records that the acknowledgment of parentage has been rescinded. Failure to provide notice as required by this section does not affect the validity of the rescission.","path":["Title 15 Domestic Relations","Chapter 8.1 Uniform Parentage Act","Article 3 Voluntary Acknowledgment of Parentage"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE15/15-8.1/15-3/15-8.1-307.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:36Z","sha256":"2dec1d8f0b1d3336f850a4a4dc69ec79cf3aed79e0aa60d55c0bcb8f2edaaf5d","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-306","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}