CALIFORNIA CODES
CALIFORNIA FAMILY CODE
Division 12. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP
Part 2. PRESUMPTION CONCERNING CHILD OF MARRIAGE AND BLOOD TESTS TO DETERMINE PATERNITY
Chapter 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY BY VOLUNTARY DECLARATION
Current through 2010
§ 7573.
Except as provided in Sections 7575, 7576, and 7577, a completed voluntary declaration of paternity, as described in Section 7574, that has been filed with the Department of Child Support Services shall establish the paternity of a child and shall have the same force and effect as a judgment for paternity issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. The voluntary declaration of paternity shall be recognized as a basis for the establishment of an order for child custody, visitation, or child support.
History. Amended by Stats 2000 ch 808 (AB 1358), s 73, eff. 9/28/2000.