Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A. Domestic Relations § 1862. Execution of acknowledgment of parentage

A. Be in a record;

B. Be signed, or otherwise authenticated, under penalty of perjury by the woman who gave birth to the child, other than a gestational carrier, and by the person seeking to establish parentage of the child;

C. State that:

D. State whether there has been genetic testing and, if so, that the acknowledging person's claim of parentage is consistent with the results of the testing; and

E. Deleted. Laws 2021, c. 141, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.

F. State that the signatories understand that the acknowledgment is the equivalent of a court determination of parentage of the child and that a challenge to the acknowledgment is permitted only under limited circumstances and is barred after 2 years.

A. States that another person is a presumed parent, unless a denial of parentage signed or otherwise authenticated by the presumed parent is filed with the State Registrar of Vital Statistics;

B. States that another person is an acknowledged parent, adjudicated parent or intended parent; or

C. Falsely denies the existence of a parent with rights of parentage of the child under this chapter.