Get declaration of paternity

There are 2 ways to establish paternity in Louisiana: Acknowledgment of Paternity Affidavit: Complete and sign a voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity (AOP) form. ... a) At the hospital: When your child is born – and it's free! ... b) At vital records: For a small fee, at the vital records office New Orleans or by mail.

If a father is not already listed on the birth certificate, a 2 Party Acknowledgment of Paternity Affidavit can be completed by the mother and the acknowledging father and submitted to Vital Records for processing. The form must be properly executed and free of any altered information.

Sign an Acknowledgement of Paternity Affidavit at the hospital when the child is born. The affidavit will be filed with the child's birth certificate and establish legal paternity.

Louisiana Child Support contracts with two genetic testing labs and paternity tests cost around $62.00 per person. In Louisiana, the probability of paternity must be 99.9% or higher. A child support order includes the support amount and tells how support should be paid.

A man may institute an action to establish his paternity of a child at any time except as provided in this Article. The action is strictly personal. If the child is presumed to be the child of another man, the action shall be instituted within one year from the day of the birth of the child.

The Acknowledgment of Paternity Affidavit may not be signed before your child is born. In order for the affidavit to be accepted, it must accompany a DNA-based paternity test identifying the father with at least a 99.9% probability from a DNA testing laboratory. This is a legal document.

This is called a "contestation and establishment of paternity" and the mother must prove by clear and convincing evidence that the present husband is the father of the child. A mother must file this kind of case within 180 days after her marriage to the present husband and also within 2 years after the child's birth.

Find forms for an Acknowledgement of Paternity Affidavit on the Paternity Information section of the Lousiana Department of Health State Registrar and Vital Records office website. For an Acknowledgment of Paternity: Child Born Outside of Marriage, click here.