Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 26-17-22 (2026)
Hospital Paternity Acknowledgement Program.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, laws through the 2026 Regular Session
Repealed by Act 2008-376, p. 666, §1, effective January 1, 2009.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-705, p. 1362, §2; Acts 1997, No. 97-447, p. 772, §11.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 1999–2007 · leading case: L.L.M. v. J.M.T., 964 So. 2d 66 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007).
L.L.M. v. J.M.T., 964 So. 2d 66 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007). “acknowledged paternity of the child, pursuant to the provisions of the “hospital paternity acknowledgment program,” set forth in § 26-17-22, Ala.Code 1975, and his name appears as the name of the child’s father on the child’s birth certifí-cate.”
M.V.S. v. V.M.D., 776 So. 2d 142 (Ala. Civ. App. 1999). “filed a paternity acknowledgment form under § 26-17-22. M.V.S. visited A.V.D. and the child on three occasions before the child was placed for adoption.”
Llm v. Jmt, 964 So. 2d 66 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007). “acknowledged paternity of the child, pursuant to the provisions of the "hospital paternity acknowledgment program," set forth in § 26-17-22, Ala.Code 1975, and his name appears as the name of the child's father on the child's birth certificate.”
Ex parte K.N.L., 872 So. 2d 868 (Ala. Civ. App. 2003). “See § 26-17-22(h), Ala.Code 1975 ("[a] signed voluntary acknowledgment of paternity completed in accordance with this section [the 'hospital paternity acknowledgment program’] shall be considered a legal finding of paternity.”
Ex Parte KNL, 872 So. 2d 868 (Ala. Civ. App. 2003). “NOTES [1] See § 26-17-22(h), Ala.Code 1975 ("[a] signed voluntary acknowledgment of paternity completed in accordance with this section [the `hospital paternity acknowledgment program'] shall be considered a legal finding of paternity.”
Mvs v. Vmd, 776 So. 2d 142 (Ala. Civ. App. 1999). “filed a paternity acknowledgment form under § 26-17-22. M.V.S. visited A.V.D. and the child on three occasions before the child was placed for adoption.”
Ala. Code § 26-17-22(h): 4 cases
L.L.M. v. J.M.T., 964 So. 2d 66 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007). “acknowledged paternity of the child, pursuant to the provisions of the “hospital paternity acknowledgment program,” set forth in § 26-17-22, Ala.Code 1975, and his name appears as the name of the child’s father on the child’s birth certifí-cate.”
Ex parte K.N.L., 872 So. 2d 868 (Ala. Civ. App. 2003). “See § 26-17-22(h), Ala.Code 1975 ("[a] signed voluntary acknowledgment of paternity completed in accordance with this section [the 'hospital paternity acknowledgment program’] shall be considered a legal finding of paternity.”
Llm v. Jmt, 964 So. 2d 66 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007). “acknowledged paternity of the child, pursuant to the provisions of the "hospital paternity acknowledgment program," set forth in § 26-17-22, Ala.Code 1975, and his name appears as the name of the child's father on the child's birth certificate.”
Ex Parte KNL, 872 So. 2d 868 (Ala. Civ. App. 2003). “NOTES [1] See § 26-17-22(h), Ala.Code 1975 ("[a] signed voluntary acknowledgment of paternity completed in accordance with this section [the `hospital paternity acknowledgment program'] shall be considered a legal finding of paternity.”
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