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An Arizona statute, A.R.S. § 12-631, sets a one-year period that an unmarried woman can bring a paternity suit against a putative father.

The petition is a written, legal request for the establishment of paternity. ing to A.R.S. 25-806, the father, mother, same-sex partner, conservator of the child, public welfare agencies, and the state can file a petition with a court to provide adjudication regarding the establishment of paternity.

Parents who wish to challenge paternity after the 60-day time period must file with the court pursuant to A.R.S. § 25-812. The Affidavit of Paternity Rescission is available to either parent. After the affidavit is filed with the Department of Economic Security a copy will be mailed to the other party.

The policy enunciated in Nerini was that a father's duty to support his child, legitimate or illegitimate, has no time bar. Mr. Christensen argues on appeal that the obligation to support a child has no time bar. However, he claims, an action to determine paternity must be brought within one year after the birth.

In general, a man is presumed to be the child's father if: He was married to the mother during the 10 months immediately preceding the child's birth. Or the child was born within 10 months after their marriage ended by death, annulment, divorce, or legal separation.

An Acknowledgment of Paternity form (CS-127) is available at the hospital when your child is born. It is also available at the Hospital Paternity Program through DCSS at P.O. Box 40458, Phoenix, AZ 85067, 602-771-8181 (Maricopa County) or 1-800-485-6908 (statewide outside Maricopa County).