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A father may file a Petition to Establish Paternity, and a mother cannot refuse or deny a paternity test if there is a court order requiring it. This is often done in conjunction with a Petition to Establish Custody, Support, and Visitation.

If a child is born to an unwed mother, the father must establish legal paternity before he has any rights to the child. The father being placed on the Birth Certificate or the father executing an Acknowledgement of Paternity form, is only evidence that he is the biological father.

An affidavit for correction will need to be signed by both parents. Please contact the Arkansas Department of Health at 4815 West Markham, Slot 44, Little Rock, AR 72205, either by mail, in person, by phone (501-682-1214), by fax (501-661-2869), or by email (adh.vitalrecords@arkansas.gov).

Arkansas fathers, married or unmarried, have the same parental rights as Arkansas mothers. Arkansas law presumes that both parents, regardless of gender, should share joint custody of their child. This means that mothers are not given a preference to fathers under the law.

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It costs approximately $300 to $400 and must be done by an accredited, court-approved lab rather than a private home test. DNA testing results are rendered in under two weeks in most cases. Paternity testing can be done voluntarily between the parties or by court order.