Standing to maintain proceeding

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§ 105. Standing to maintain proceeding

Subject to other provisions of this chapter, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by:

(1) the child;

(2) the person who gave birth to the child unless a court has adjudicated that the person is not a parent or the person is a gestational carrier who is not a parent under subdivision 803(1)(A) of this title;

(3) a person whose parentage is to be adjudicated;

(4) a person who is a parent under this title;

(5) the Department for Children and Families, including the Office of Child Support; or

(6) a representative authorized by law to act for a person who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or a minor. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)


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