Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 307
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 307
- Birth: includes stillbirth. See
- Child: means a person of any age whose parentage may be determined under this title. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Parentage: means the legal relationship between a child and a parent as established under this title. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
- Signatory: means a person who signs a record and is bound by its terms. See
§ 307. Timing of rescission
(a) A person may rescind an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage under this chapter by any of the following methods:
(1) Filing a rescission with the Department of Health within 60 days after the effective date of the acknowledgment or denial. The signing of the rescission shall be witnessed and signed by at least one other person.
(2) Commencing a court proceeding within 60 days after the effective date of the acknowledgment or denial, as provided in section 304 of this title.
(3) Challenging the acknowledgment or denial within the earlier of 60 days after the effect date of the acknowledgment or denial or within 60 days after the date of the first court hearing in a proceeding in which the signatory is a party to adjudicate an issue relating to the child, including a proceeding seeking child support.
(b) If an acknowledgment or denial of parentage is rescinded under this section, any associated acknowledgment or denial of parentage becomes invalid, and the Department of Health shall notify the person who gave birth to the child and any person who signed an acknowledgment or denial of parentage of the child that the acknowledgment or denial of parentage has been rescinded. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 24, § 1, eff. May 16, 2019.)