Missouri DHSS - Vital Records Applications and Forms · Missouri state form
Husband’s Denial of Paternity MO 580-2960
This affidavit lets a husband or former husband deny paternity for a child’s birth record. Submit it with the mother’s and natural father’s required affidavits.
- What this form is
- Missouri DHSS Bureau of Vital Records uses this affidavit when a mother was married during part or all of her pregnancy and her husband or former husband is not the child’s biological father. The form collects information about the child, mother, and husband or former husband, along with signatures and witness or notary details. It must be submitted with the Mother’s and Father’s Affidavits Acknowledging Paternity.
- Who needs it
- A husband or former husband who is not the child’s biological father may complete this affidavit when the mother was married during the pregnancy.
- Why it needs a notary
- The husband’s or former husband’s and mother’s signatures must be notarized or witnessed by two eligible witnesses. Notarization can be done online with a commissioned online notary.
- How to submit it
- Submit this completed affidavit with the Mother’s and Father’s Affidavits Acknowledging Paternity. If not completed at the hospital, send all completed affidavits to DHSS - Bureau of Vital Records, 930 Wildwood Dr., Jefferson City, Missouri 65109.
Questions
Who completes the Husband’s Denial of Paternity?
The husband or former husband of the mother completes the denial when he is not the child’s biological father and the mother was married during part or all of the pregnancy.
Does this affidavit need to be notarized?
The form says the husband’s or former husband’s and mother’s signatures must be signed before a notary or two witnesses. Notarization can be done online with a commissioned online notary.
What other forms must be submitted with it?
The instructions say to submit the Husband’s Denial of Paternity with the Mother’s and Father’s Affidavits Acknowledging Paternity.