15 MAC Pt. 5, R. 3.18.2
Rescission of acknowledgement of paternity: A signatory may, in accordance
Cite as 15 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 5, R. 3.18.2
Rescission of acknowledgement of paternity: A signatory may, in accordance
with §41-57-23(3) and §93-9-9(4), rescind an Acknowledgement of Paternity
affidavit by completing and filing with the office of vital records a Rescission of
Acknowledgement of Paternity affidavit. The person signing a rescission
affidavit must sign his or her name in the same manner as the signature on the
Acknowledgement of Paternity affidavit. The signature must be notarized and the
date signed must be within one year of the date of the signature on the
Acknowledgement of Paternity filed with the office of vital records. After a
rescission has been filed the father’s information will be removed and surname of
the child will be changed to the legal name of the mother at the time of birth, in
accordance with Rule 3.3.4 of this subpart.