(Last Amended or Revised in 2002)

1 UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT (Last Amended or Revised in 2002) drafted by theNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERSON UNIFORM STATE LAWSand by itAPPROVED AND RECOMMENDED FOR ENACTMENTat its ANNUAL CONFERENCEMEETING IN ITS ONE-HUNDRED-AND-NINTH YEARST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDAJULY 28 AUGUST 4, 2000 WITH PREFATORY NOTE AND COMMENTSA pproved by the American Bar AssociationSeattle, Washington, February 10, 2003 For an electronic version of the Act, 2002 DRAFTING COMMITTEE TO REVISETHE UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACTHARRY L. TINDALL, 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2200 , Houston, TX 77056-3014, ChairJACK DAVIES, 687 Woodridge Drive, Mendota Heights, MN 55118-1809 FRANK W. DAYKIN, 4745 Giles Way, Carson City, NV 89704-9158, Committee on StyleLiaisonGAIL H.

2 HAGERTY, Box 1013, 514 E. Thayer Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58502-1013 LYLE W. HILLYARD, 175 E. 100 N., Logan, UT 84321-4688 PETER K. MUNSON, Box 1949, 123 S. Travis Street, Sherman, TX 75091-1949 JAMES C. NELSON, Montana Supreme Court, 215 N. Sanders Street, Room 425, Box20031, Helena, MT 59601-4522 ARTHUR H. PETERSON, 350 N. Franklin Street, Juneau, AK 99801-1148, Enactment PlanCoordinatorELWAINE F. POMEROY, 1415 Topeka Boulevard, Topeka, KS 66612-1818 JOHN J. SAMPSON, University of Texas Law School, 727 E. Dean Keeton Street, Austin,TX 78705-3299, ReporterEX OFFICIOJOHN L. McCLAUGHERTY, Box 553, Charleston, WV 25332-0533, PresidentROBERT C. ROBINSON, Box 568, 12 Portland Pier, Portland, ME 04112-0568,Division ChairAMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ADVISORNINA VITEK, 222 E.

3 Mason Street, 2nd Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53202-3602 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORFRED H. MILLER, University of Oklahoma, College of Law, 300 Timberdell Road,Norman, OK 73019, Executive DirectorWILLIAM J. PIERCE, 1505 Roxbury Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, Executive DirectorEmeritusOBSERVERSRICHARD K. BAYS, Nat l. Assoc. for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems,1100 W. 49th St., Austin, TX 78756-3191 MARY LOUISE FELLOWS, American Law Institute, 229 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN55455-0401 AMI JAEGER, Bio Law Group, 7 Ave. Vista Grande, Suite 7B-205, Santa Fe NM 87505 GEORGE C. MAHA, Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 1440 York Court Extension,Burlington, NC 27215 SUSAN NOTAR, Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement, 370 L Enfant PromenadeSW, Washington, 20447 WALLY MURRAY, Natl.

4 District Attorneys Assoc., 206 10th Ave. , Olympia, WA98501-1333 SUSAN F. PAIKIN, Eastern Regional Interstate Child Support Assoc., 13 Deer Run,Newark, DE 19711-2424 PAULA ROBERTS, Center for Law & Social Policy, 1616 P Street NW, Suite 150,Washington, 20036-1492 MARILYN RAY SMITH, Natl. Child Support Enforcement Assoc., 141 Portland St., 10thFloor, Cambridge, MA 02139-1937 ELLEN A. YARRELL, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1900 St. James Pl.,Suite 850, Houston, TX 77056 UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACTTABLE OF CONTENTSPREFATORY NOTE .. 1 ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONSSECTION 101. SHORT 3 SECTION 102. 3 SECTION 103. SCOPE OF [ACT]; CHOICE OF 8 SECTION 104. COURT OF THIS STATE.

5 9 SECTION 105. PROTECTION OF 9 SECTION 106. DETERMINATION OF 10 ARTICLE 2 PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPSECTION 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENT-CHILD 11 SECTION 202. NO DISCRIMINATION BASED ON MARITAL STATUS.. 12 SECTION 203. CONSEQUENCES OF ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENTAGE.. 12 SECTION 204. PRESUMPTION OF 13 ARTICLE 3 VOLUNTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITYSECTION 301. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY.. 16 SECTION 302. EXECUTION OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF 17 SECTION 303. DENIAL OF 18 SECTION 304. RULES FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND DENIAL OF 19 SECTION 305. EFFECT OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR DENIAL OF 20 SECTION 306. NO FILING 20 SECTION 307. PROCEEDING FOR 20 SECTION 308. CHALLENGE AFTER EXPIRATION OF PERIOD FOR 21 SECTION 309.

6 PROCEDURE FOR RESCISSION OR 21 SECTION 310. RATIFICATION 22 SECTION 311. FULL FAITH AND 23 SECTION 312. FORMS FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND DENIAL OF 23 SECTION 313. RELEASE OF 23 SECTION 314. ADOPTION OF RULES.. 24 ARTICLE 4 REGISTRY OF PATERNITYPA RT 1 GENERAL PROVISIONSSECTION 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF 26 SECTION 402. REGISTRATION FOR 26 SECTION 403. NOTICE OF 27 SECTION 404. TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS: CHILD UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.. 27 SECTION 405. TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS: CHILD AT LEAST ONE YEAROF AGE.. 28PA RT 2 OPERATION OF REGISTRYSECTION 411. REQUIRED FORM.. 28 SECTION 412. FURNISHING OF INFORMATION; 29 SECTION 413. PENALTY FOR RELEASING 30 SECTION 414.

7 RESCISSION OF REGISTRATION.. 30 SECTION 415. UNTIMELY REGISTRATION.. 30 SECTION 416. FEES FOR 30PA RT 3 SEARCH OF REGISTRIESSECTION 421. SEARCH OF APPROPRIATE 31 SECTION 422. CERTIFICATE OF SEARCH OF 31 SECTION 423. ADMISSIBILITY OF REGISTERED 31 ARTICLE 5 GENETIC TESTINGSECTION 501. SCOPE OF 33 SECTION 502. ORDER FOR 33 SECTION 503. REQUIREMENTS FOR GENETIC 34 SECTION 504. REPORT OF GENETIC 36 SECTION 505. GENETIC TESTING RESULTS; 37 SECTION 506. COSTS OF GENETIC 38 SECTION 507. ADDITIONAL GENETIC TESTING.. 39 SECTION 508. GENETIC TESTING WHEN SPECIMENS NOT 39 SECTION 509. DECEASED 40 SECTION 510. IDENTICAL 40 SECTION 511. CONFIDENTIALITY OF GENETIC 41 ARTICLE 6 PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGEPA RT 1 NATURE OF PROCEEDINGSECTION 601.

8 PROCEEDING AUTHORIZED.. 43 SECTION 602. STANDING TO MAINTAIN PROCEEDING.. 43 SECTION 603. PARTIES TO 44 SECTION 604. PERSONAL 44 SECTION 605. 45 SECTION 606. NO LIMITATION: CHILD HAVING NO PRESUMED, ACKNOWLEDGED, OR ADJUDICATED 46 SECTION 607. LIMITATION: CHILD HAVING PRESUMED 46 SECTION 608. AUTHORITY TO DENY MOTION FOR GENETIC 48 SECTION 609. LIMITATION: CHILD HAVING ACKNOWLEDGED OR ADJUDICATED FATHER.. 49 SECTION 610. JOINDER OF 50 SECTION 611. PROCEEDING BEFORE 51 SECTION 612. CHILD AS PARTY; 51PA RT 2 SPECIAL RULES FOR PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGESECTION 621. ADMISSIBILITY OF RESULTS OF GENETIC TESTING; 52 SECTION 622. CONSEQUENCES OF DECLINING GENETIC 53 SECTION 623.

9 ADMISSION OF PATERNITY 53 SECTION 624. TEMPORARY 54PA RT 3 HEARINGS AND ADJUDICATIONSECTION 631. RULES FOR ADJUDICATION OF PATERNITY.. 54 SECTION 632. JURY 56 SECTION 633. HEARINGS; INSPECTION OF 56 SECTION 634. ORDER ON 56 SECTION 635. DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF 57 SECTION 636. ORDER ADJUDICATING 57 SECTION 637. BINDING EFFECT OF DETERMINATION OF 58 ARTICLE 7 CHILD OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIONSECTION 701. SCOPE OF ARTICLE.. 60 SECTION 702. PARENTAL STATUS OF 61 SECTION 703. PATERNITY OF CHILD OF ASSISTED 62 SECTION 704. CONSENT TO ASSISTED 62 SECTION 705. LIMITATION ON HUSBAND S DISPUTE OF 63 SECTION 706. EFFECT OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OR WITHDRAWAL OFCONSENT.

10 64 SECTION 707. PARENTAL STATUS OF DECEASED 65 ARTICLE 8 GESTATIONAL AGREEMENTSECTION 801. GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT 68 SECTION 802. REQUIREMENTS OF 69 SECTION 803. HEARING TO VALIDATE GESTATIONAL 70 SECTION 804. INSPECTION OF 72 SECTION 805. EXCLUSIVE, CONTINUING JURISDICTION.. 72 SECTION 806. TERMINATION OF GESTATIONAL 72 SECTION 807. PARENTAGE UNDER VALIDATED GESTATIONAL 74 SECTION 808. GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT: EFFECT OF SUBSEQUENT MARRIAGE.. 75 SECTION 809. EFFECT OF NONVALIDATED GESTATIONAL 75 ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSSECTION 901. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND 77 SECTION 902. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.. 77 SECTION 903. TIME OF TAKING EFFECT.. 77 SECTION 904.