voluntary acknowledgment of paternity
- A written statement, usually on an affidavit or form, by a man, or both parents, asserting that the man is the child's father
- The hospital provided him with a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity to legally establish his fatherhood.
- By signing the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, he accepted legal responsibility for the child.
- The voluntary acknowledgment of paternity is often a step taken to secure child support from the biological father.
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