An acknowledgment may be rescinded by either party within ___ days of signing the acknowledgment by filing a petition with the court to vacate the acknowledgment.

An acknowledgment may be rescinded by either party within ___ days of signing the acknowledgment by filing a petition with the court to vacate the acknowledgment.

• A. 30 days
• B. 60 days
• C. 90 days
• D. 120 days

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is the time limit to rescind an acknowledgment of paternity. If either party wants to overturn a signed acknowledgment, they must file a petition with the court to vacate it within a specific window after signing. That window is sixty days. Within those sixty days, the court can set aside the acknowledgment, allowing paternity to be established or disputed through proper legal proceedings. This timeframe exists to allow a prompt correction if the acknowledgment was mistaken, coerced, or signed without full understanding. If more than sixty days have passed, the acknowledgment generally becomes binding, and vacating it typically requires separate grounds or procedures, rather than a simple petition within a short window. The other options (thirty, ninety, or one hundred twenty days) do not match this standard rule.

The main idea here is the time limit to rescind an acknowledgment of paternity. If either party wants to overturn a signed acknowledgment, they must file a petition with the court to vacate it within a specific window after signing. That window is sixty days. Within those sixty days, the court can set aside the acknowledgment, allowing paternity to be established or disputed through proper legal proceedings.

This timeframe exists to allow a prompt correction if the acknowledgment was mistaken, coerced, or signed without full understanding. If more than sixty days have passed, the acknowledgment generally becomes binding, and vacating it typically requires separate grounds or procedures, rather than a simple petition within a short window. The other options (thirty, ninety, or one hundred twenty days) do not match this standard rule.