(a) A voluntary acknowledgment described in Section 301 of this Act must:
         (1) be in a record;

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 46/302

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (2) be signed, or otherwise authenticated, under
    
penalty of perjury by the mother and by the man seeking to establish his parentage;
        (3) state that the child whose parentage is being
    
acknowledged:
            (A) does not have a presumed parent, or has a
        
presumed parent whose full name is stated; and
            (B) does not have another acknowledged or
        
adjudicated parent;
        (4) be witnessed; and
         (5) state that the signatories understand that the
    
voluntary acknowledgment is the equivalent of a judicial adjudication of parentage of the child and that: (i) a challenge by a signatory to the voluntary acknowledgment may be permitted only upon a showing of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact; and (ii) a challenge to the voluntary acknowledgment is barred after 2 years unless that period is tolled pursuant to the law.
    (b) An acknowledgment is void if it:
         (1) states that another person is a presumed parent,
    
unless a denial signed or otherwise authenticated by the presumed parent is filed with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, as provided by law;
        (2) states that another person is an acknowledged or
    
adjudicated parent; or
        (3) falsely denies the existence of a presumed,
    
acknowledged, or adjudicated parent of the child.
    (c) A presumed father may sign or otherwise authenticate a voluntary acknowledgment.
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