Section 14-2-816 – Temporary Order.
14-2-816. Temporary order. (a) In a proceeding under this article, the court shall issue a temporary order for support of a child if the order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay support is: (i) A presumed father of the child; (ii) Petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated; (iii) Identified as the father through […]
Section 14-2-817 – Rules for Adjudication of Paternity.
14-2-817. Rules for adjudication of paternity. (a) The court shall apply the following rules to adjudicate the paternity of a child: (i) The paternity of a child having a presumed, acknowledged or adjudicated father may be disproved only by admissible results of genetic testing excluding that man as the father of the child or identifying […]
Section 14-2-818 – Jury Prohibited.
14-2-818. Jury prohibited. The court, without a jury, shall adjudicate paternity of a child.
Section 14-2-811 – Proceeding Before Birth.
14-2-811. Proceeding before birth. (a) A proceeding to determine parentage may be commenced before the birth of the child, but may not be concluded until after the birth of the child. The following actions may be taken before the birth of the child: (i) Service of process; (ii) Discovery; and (iii) Except as prohibited by […]
Section 14-2-812 – Child as Party; Representation.
14-2-812. Child as party; representation. (a) A minor child is a permissible party, but is not a necessary party to a proceeding under this article. (b) The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the best interest of a minor or incapacitated child if the child is a party or the court finds that the […]
Section 14-2-813 – Admissibility of Results of Genetic Testing; Expenses.
14-2-813. Admissibility of results of genetic testing; expenses. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a record of a genetic testing expert is admissible as evidence of the truth of the facts asserted in the report unless a party objects to its admission within fourteen (14) days after its receipt by […]
Section 14-2-804 – Personal Jurisdiction.
14-2-804. Personal jurisdiction. (a) An individual may not be adjudicated to be a parent unless the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual. (b) A court of this state having jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or the guardian or conservator of the individual, if the conditions prescribed in […]
Section 14-2-805 – Venue.
14-2-805. Venue. (a) Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the county of this state in which: (i) The child resides or is found; (ii) The respondent resides or is found if the child does not reside in this state; or (iii) A proceeding for probate or administration of the presumed or alleged […]
Section 14-2-806 – No Limitation; Child Having No Presumed, Acknowledged or Adjudicated Father.
14-2-806. No limitation; child having no presumed, acknowledged or adjudicated father. (a) A proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a child having no presumed, acknowledged or adjudicated father may be commenced at any time, even after: (i) The child becomes an adult but only if the child initiates the proceeding; or (ii) An earlier proceeding […]
Section 14-2-807 – Limitation; Child Having Presumed Father.
14-2-807. Limitation; child having presumed father. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a proceeding brought by a presumed father, the mother, or another individual to adjudicate the parentage of a child having a presumed father shall be commenced within a reasonable time after obtaining knowledge of relevant facts, but in […]