§1922.__Standing to maintain proceeding

Subject to subchapter 3 and sections 1927 and 1929, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by:

1.__Child.__The child;

2.__Mother.__The mother of the child;

3.__Person whose parentage to be adjudicated.__A person whose parentage, including de facto parentage, of the child is to be adjudicated;

4.__Support enforcement agency.__The support enforcement agency or other governmental agency authorized by other law;

5.__Agency.__An authorized adoption agency or licensed child- placing agency;

6.__Representative of individual.__A representative authorized by law to act for an individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated or a minor; or

7.__Intended parent.__An intended parent under subchapter 7 or 8.

Comment

(This is section 602 of the UPA.)

Source: UPA (1973) § 6.

This section grants standing to a broad range of individuals and agencies to bring a parentage proceeding. But, several limitations on standing to sue are contained within the Act. Article 3 details the procedures involved in a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage. Sections 607 and 609 establish the ground rules for proceedings involving children with, and without, a presumed father. Article 8 regulates parentage determinations arising from a gestational agreement.

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