California Family Code

§ 7578

FAM § 7578 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 12 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)Every signatory to a voluntary declaration of parentage shall be made a party to a proceeding to challenge the declaration.

(b)By signing a voluntary declaration, a signatory submits to personal jurisdiction in this state in a proceeding to challenge the declaration, effective on the filing of the declaration with the Department of Child Support Services.

(c)The court shall not suspend the legal responsibilities arising from a voluntary declaration of parentage, including the duty to pay child support, during the pendency of a proceeding to challenge the voluntary declaration of parentage, unless the party challenging the declaration shows good cause.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 876, Sec. 43. (AB 2684) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative January 1, 2020, by its own provisions.