Is an acknowledgment of paternity made in Florida valid in New York?
Full Question:
My father had acknowledged my paternity in Florida. Is that acknowledgment valid in New York?
12/23/2016 |
Category: Paternity ยป Acknowledgment |
State: New York |
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Answer:
(a) An acknowledgment of paternity executed pursuant to section one hundred eleven-k of the social services law or section four thousand one hundred thirty-five-b of the public health law shall establish the paternity of and liability for the support of a child pursuant to this act. Such acknowledgment must be reduced to writing and filed pursuant to section four thousand one hundred thirty-five-b of the public health law with the registrar of the district in which the birth occurred and in which the birth certificate has been filed. No further judicial or administrative proceedings are required to ratify an unchallenged acknowledgment of paternity.
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(d) A determination of paternity made by any other state, whether established through an administrative or judicial process or through an acknowledgment of paternity signed in accordance with that state's laws, must be accorded full faith and credit <1> pursuant to section 466(a)(11) of title IV-D of the social security act ( 42 U.S.C. § 666(a)(11)).
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(d) A determination of paternity made by any other state, whether established through an administrative or judicial process or through an acknowledgment of paternity signed in accordance with that state's laws, must be accorded full faith and credit <1> pursuant to section 466(a)(11) of title IV-D of the social security act ( 42 U.S.C. § 666(a)(11)).
Also, under 42 USCS § 666(a)(11) each State must give full faith and credit to a determination of paternity made by any other State, relevant part reads as:
(a) Types of procedures required. In order to satisfy section 454(20)(A) [42 USCS § 654(20)(A)], each State must have in effect laws requiring the use of the following procedures, consistent with this section and with regulations of the Secretary, to increase the effectiveness of the program which the State administers under this part [42 USCS §§ 651 et seq.]:
* * * (11) Procedures under which a State must give full faith and credit to a determination of paternity made by any other State, whether established through voluntary acknowledgment or through administrative or judicial processes.