Chapter 17 — ALABAMA UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT.
- Section 26-17-1 Short title.
- Section 26-17-2 Parent and child relationship - Defined.
- Section 26-17-3 Parent and child relationship - Relationship not dependent upon marriage.
- Section 26-17-4 Parent and child relationship - How established.
- Section 26-17-5 Presumption of paternity; rebuttal.
- Section 26-17-6 Action to determine father and child relationship.
- Section 26-17-7 Style of proceedings; prosecution of proceedings.
- Section 26-17-8 Limitation on liability for education and support; when action for purposes of support may be brought; rights of inheritance and succession.
- Section 26-17-9 Nature of actions; rules of procedure; who may testify; other evidence; joinder; pleadings; enforcement of support under criminal code.
- Section 26-17-10 Jurisdiction; venue; where complaint filed; process; conduct of hearing; jury.
- Section 26-17-11 Parties; representation of minor child; aligning parties.
- Section 26-17-12 Genetic tests; selection and compensation of experts; admissibility.
- Section 26-17-13 Evidence relating to paternity; refusal to testify; immunity; evidence of intercourse with other men; medical and health care bills.
- Section 26-17-14 Orders - Determinative for all purposes; provision for support; statement of jurisdiction in case of out-of-state service; new birth certificate; other provisions; how support to be p
- Section 26-17-15 Orders - Enforcement.
- Section 26-17-16 Promise to render support; stipulations barring paternity action.
- Section 26-17-17 Right to counsel; representation of minors; fees, expenses, and costs.
- Section 26-17-18 Action to declare mother and child relationship.
- Section 26-17-19 Issuance and contents of new birth certificate; confidentiality of evidence and original birth certificate.
- Section 26-17-20 Appeals.
- Section 26-17-21 Artificial insemination.
- Section 26-17-22 Hospital paternity acknowledgement program.
- Section 26-17-101 Short title.
- Section 26-17-102 Definitions.
- Section 26-17-103 Scope of chapter; choice of law.
- Section 26-17-104 Court of this state.
- Section 26-17-105 Protection of participants.
- Section 26-17-106 Determination of maternity.
- Section 26-17-201 Establishment of parent-child relationship.
- Section 26-17-202 No discrimination based on marital status.
- Section 26-17-203 Consequences of establishment of parentage.
- Section 26-17-204 Presumption of paternity.
- Section 26-17-301 Acknowledgment of paternity.
- Section 26-17-302 Execution of acknowledgment of paternity.
- Section 26-17-303 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-304 Rules for acknowledgment of paternity.
- Section 26-17-305 Effect of acknowledgment of paternity.
- Section 26-17-306 No filing fee.
- Section 26-17-307 Proceeding for rescission.
- Section 26-17-308 Challenge after expiration of period for rescission.
- Section 26-17-309 Procedure for rescission or challenge.
- Section 26-17-310 Ratification barred.
- Section 26-17-311 Full faith and credit
- Section 26-17-312 Forms for acknowledgment.
- Section 26-17-313 Release of information.
- Section 26-17-314 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-315 Hospital paternity acknowledgment program.
- Section 26-17-401 Establishment of registry.
- Section 26-17-402 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-403 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-404 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-411 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-412 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-413 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-414 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-415 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-416 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-421 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-422 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-423 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-501 Scope of article.
- Section 26-17-502 Order for testing.
- Section 26-17-503 Requirements for genetic testing.
- Section 26-17-504 Report of genetic testing.
- Section 26-17-505 Genetic testing results; rebuttal.
- Section 26-17-506 Costs of genetic testing.
- Section 26-17-507 Additional genetic testing.
- Section 26-17-508 Genetic testing when specimens not available.
- Section 26-17-509 Deceased individual.
- Section 26-17-510 Identical brothers.
- Section 26-17-511 Confidentiality of genetic testing.
- Section 26-17-601 Proceeding authorized.
- Section 26-17-602 Standing to maintain proceeding.
- Section 26-17-603 Parties to proceeding.
- Section 26-17-604 Personal jurisdiction.
- Section 26-17-605 Venue.
- Section 26-17-606 No limitation to adjudicate parentage for a child having no presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father; limitation for child support.
- Section 26-17-607 Action to disprove parentage when there is a presumed father.
- Section 26-17-608 Estoppel to deny paternity.
- Section 26-17-609 Limitation: Child having acknowledged.
- Section 26-17-610 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-611 Proceeding before birth.
- Section 26-17-612 Child as party; representation.
- Section 26-17-613 Right to counsel; fees, expenses, and costs.
- Section 26-17-621 Admissibility of results of genetic testing; expenses.
- Section 26-17-622 Consequences of declining genetic testing.
- Section 26-17-623 Admission of paternity authorized.
- Section 26-17-624 Temporary order.
- Section 26-17-631 Rules for adjudication of paternity.
- Section 26-17-632 Jury prohibited.
- Section 26-17-633 Hearings; inspection of records.
- Section 26-17-634 Order on default.
- Section 26-17-635 Dismissal for want of prosecution.
- Section 26-17-636 Order adjudicating parentage; limitation on liability for education and support; cost, fees, and expenses.
- Section 26-17-637 Binding effect of determination of parentage.
- Section 26-17-638 Post judgment motions and hearings.
- Section 26-17-701 Scope of article.
- Section 26-17-702 Parental status of donor.
- Section 26-17-703 Husband's paternity of child of assisted reproduction.
- Section 26-17-704 Consent to assisted reproduction.
- Section 26-17-705 Limitation on husband's dispute of paternity.
- Section 26-17-706 Effect of dissolution of marriage.
- Section 26-17-707 Parental status of deceased spouse.
- Section 26-17-801 Reserved.
- Section 26-17-901 Uniformity of application and construction.
- Section 26-17-902 Severability clause.
- Section 26-17-903 Time of taking effect.
- Section 26-17-904 Transitional provision.
- Section 26-17-905 Orders - Enforcement.