1.    An acknowledgment of paternity must:

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a.    Be in a record;    b.    Be signed, or otherwise authenticated, under penalty of perjury by the mother and by the man seeking to establish his paternity; c.    State that the child whose paternity is being acknowledged:

(1) Does not have a presumed father, or has a presumed father whose full name is stated; and

(2) Does not have another acknowledged or adjudicated father; d.    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

e.    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.

2.    An acknowledgment of paternity is void if it:

a.    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 department of health and human services; b.    States that another man is an acknowledged or adjudicated father; or

c.    Falsely denies the existence of a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father of the child.

3.    A presumed father may sign or otherwise authenticate an acknowledgment of paternity.