584-25 Uniformity of application and construction.

§584-25 Uniformity of application and construction. This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it. [L 1975, c 66, pt of §1]

584-26 Short title.

§584-26 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Parentage Act”. [L 1975, c 66, pt of §1]

584-3 How parent and child relationship established.

§584-3 How parent and child relationship established. The parent and child relationship between a child and: (1) The natural mother may be established by proof of her having given birth to the child, or under this chapter; (2) The natural father may be established under this chapter; (3) An adoptive parent may be established by […]

584-3.5 Expedited process of paternity. (a) To expedite the establishment of paternity, each public and private birthing hospital or center and the department of health shall provide unwed parents the opportunity to voluntarily acknowledge the paternity of a child during the period immediately prior to or following the child’s birth. The voluntary acknowledgment of paternity shall be in writing and shall consist of a single form signed under oath by both the natural mother and the natural father and signed by a witness. The voluntary acknowledgment of paternity form shall include the social security number of each parent. Prior to the signing of the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity form, designated staff members of such facilities shall provide to both the mother and the alleged father, if he is present at the facility: (1) Written materials regarding paternity establishment; (2) Forms necessary to voluntarily acknowledge paternity; and (3) Oral, video, or audio, and written descriptions of the alternatives to, the legal consequences of, and the rights and responsibilities of acknowledging paternity, including, if one parent is a minor, any right afforded due to minority status. The completed voluntary acknowledgment forms shall clearly identify the name and position of the staff member who provides information to the parents regarding paternity establishment. The provision by designated staff members of the facility of the information required by this section shall not constitute the unauthorized practice of law. Each facility shall send to the department of health the original acknowledgment of paternity containing the social security numbers, if available, of both parents, with the information required by the department of health so that the birth certificate issued includes the name of the legal father of the child, which shall be promptly recorded by the department of health. (b) The child support enforcement agency shall: (1) Provide to any person or facility the necessary: (A) Materials and forms and a writte

§584-3.5 Expedited process of paternity. (a) To expedite the establishment of paternity, each public and private birthing hospital or center and the department of health shall provide unwed parents the opportunity to voluntarily acknowledge the paternity of a child during the period immediately prior to or following the child’s birth. The voluntary acknowledgment of paternity […]

584-4 Presumption of paternity.

§584-4 Presumption of paternity. (a) A man is presumed to be the natural father of a child if: (1) He and the child’s natural mother are or have been married to each other and the child is born during the marriage, or within three hundred days after the marriage is terminated by death, annulment, declaration […]

584-5 Reserved.

§584-5 Reserved.

584-6 Determination of father and child relationship; who may bring action; when action may be brought; process, warrant, bond, etc.

§584-6 Determination of father and child relationship; who may bring action; when action may be brought; process, warrant, bond, etc. (a) A child, or guardian ad litem of the child, the child’s natural mother, whether married or unmarried at the time the child was conceived, or her personal representative or parent if the mother has […]

584-6.5 Temporary support order based on probable paternity.

§584-6.5 Temporary support order based on probable paternity. In all contested paternity actions where a presumption of paternity as defined in section 584-4 exists, upon motion by a party, the court shall order temporary support for the child pending a judicial determination of parentage. [L 1997, c 293, pt of §8]

584-7 REPEALED.

§584-7 REPEALED. L 1991, c 224, §3.

584-8 Jurisdiction; venue.

§584-8 Jurisdiction; venue. (a) Without limiting the jurisdiction of any other court, the family court has jurisdiction of an action brought under this chapter. The action may be joined with an action for divorce, annulment, separate maintenance, or support. (b) A person who has sexual intercourse in this State thereby submits to the jurisdiction of […]

584-8.5 Paternity determinations from other states and territories. Paternity determinations from other states and territories, whether established through voluntary acknowledgment or through administrative or judicial processes, shall be treated the same as a paternity adjudication in this State. [L 1994, c 26, §1]

§584-8.5 Paternity determinations from other states and territories. Paternity determinations from other states and territories, whether established through voluntary acknowledgment or through administrative or judicial processes, shall be treated the same as a paternity adjudication in this State. [L 1994, c 26, §1]

584-9 Parties; guardian ad litem for minor presumed or alleged father; county attorney or corporation counsel to represent custodial parent or agency; notice to parents.

§584-9 Parties; guardian ad litem for minor presumed or alleged father; county attorney or corporation counsel to represent custodial parent or agency; notice to parents. (a) The child may be made a party to the action and may be represented by the child’s general guardian or a guardian ad litem appointed by the court. The […]