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Voluntary Declaration of Paternity (VDP) The VDP must be filed with the Department of Health. Once it is filed, it creates a legal parent-child relationship between the biological father and the child. VDP forms are available from: The hospital or birthing facility when the child is born.

Under the Utah Uniform Parentage Act an unmarried father must declare his parentage or establish paternity through genetics testing, or declaration under certain circumstances, to have a say in the child's upbringing or receive formal notification of adoption.

How Long Does a Father Have to Establish Paternity? If a man believes that he may be a child's father he should sign or file with the court a voluntary acknowledgment of his paternity by 30 days from the date the child was born.

A father and mother can declare the father's paternity by signing a Declaration of Paternity. Evidence that the father is named on the child's birth certificate, that the child took the father's surname, and/or that the father has been providing support is good evidence for a declaration.

Both parents may sign and file a Voluntary Declaration of Paternity form as described in Utah Code Section 78B-15-302. If a parent applies for child support services through ORS, they can obtain an administrative paternity order through the Office of Recovery Services (ORS) once paternity is verified.

How Long Does a Father Have to Establish Paternity? If a man believes that he may be a child's father he should sign or file with the court a voluntary acknowledgment of his paternity by 30 days from the date the child was born.