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AL Code § 26-17-103 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 26-17-103 - Scope of Chapter; Choice of Law.

Section 26-17-103Scope of chapter; choice of law. (a) This chapter applies to determination of parentage in this state except for matters relating to legitimation and adoption. Nothing in this chapter supersedes or modifies Alabama law regarding the requirements contained in Section 26-10C-1. (b) The court shall apply the law of this state to adjudicate the parent-child relationship. The applicable law does not depend on: (1) the place of birth of the child; or (2) the past or present residence of the child. (c) This chapter does not create, enlarge, or diminish parental rights or duties under other law of this state. (d) This chapter does not authorize or prohibit an agreement between a woman and intended parents in which the woman relinquishes all rights as a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction, and which provides that the intended parents become the parents of the child. If a birth results under such an agreement and the agreement is unenforceable under Alabama law, the parent-child relationship is determined as provided in Article 2. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-104 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 26-17-104 - Court of This State.

Section 26-17-104Court of this state. A circuit or district court of this state or any other court of this state, as provided by law, shall have original jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage pursuant to this chapter and may determine issues of custody, support, and visitation incidental to a determination of parentage. If an issue of non-parentage is raised in a domestic relations action in this state, a court of this state having jurisdiction over the domestic relations action shall have the authority to adjudicate parentage or non-parentage pursuant to this chapter. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-105 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 26-17-105 - Protection of Participants.

Section 26-17-105Protection of participants. Proceedings under this chapter are subject to other law of this state governing the health, safety, privacy, and liberty of a child or other individual who could be jeopardized by disclosure of identifying information, including address, telephone number, place of employment, Social Security number, and the child's day-care facility and school. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-106 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 26-17-106 - Determination of Maternity.

Section 26-17-106Determination of maternity. Provisions of this chapter relating to determinations of paternity apply to determinations of maternity. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-201 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 2 - Parent-Child Relationship.|Section 26-17-201 - Establishment of Parent-Child Relationship.

Section 26-17-201Establishment of parent-child relationship. (a) The mother-child relationship may be established between a woman and a child by: (1) the woman's having given birth to the child; (2) an adjudication of the woman's maternity; or (3) adoption of the child by the woman. (b) The father-child relationship may be established between a man and a child by: (1) an unrebutted presumption of the man's paternity of the child under Section 26-17-204; (2) an effective acknowledgment of paternity by the man under Article 3, unless the acknowledgment has been rescinded or successfully challenged; (3) an adjudication of the man's paternity; (4) adoption of the child by the man; or (5) the man's having consented to assisted reproduction by a woman under Article 7 which resulted in the birth of the child. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-202 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 2 - Parent-Child Relationship.|Section 26-17-202 - No Discrimination Based on Marital Status.

Section 26-17-202No discrimination based on marital status. A child born to parents who are not married to each other has the same rights under the law as a child born to parents who are married to each other. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-203 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 2 - Parent-Child Relationship.|Section 26-17-203 - Consequences of Establishment of Parentage.

Section 26-17-203Consequences of establishment of parentage.  Unless parental rights are terminated, a parent-child relationship established under this chapter applies for all purposes, except as otherwise specifically provided by other law of this state. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-204 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 2 - Parent-Child Relationship.|Section 26-17-204 - Presumption of Paternity.

Section 26-17-204Presumption of paternity. (a) A man is presumed to be the father of a child if: (1) he and the mother of the child are married to each other and the child is born during the marriage; (2) he and the mother of the child were married to each other and the child is born within 300 days after the marriage is terminated by death, annulment, declaration of invalidity, or divorce; (3) before the birth of the child, he and the mother of the child married each other in apparent compliance with law, even if the attempted marriage is or could be declared invalid, and the child is born during the invalid marriage or within 300 days after its termination by death, annulment, declaration of invalidity, or divorce; (4) after the child's birth, he and the child's mother have married, or attempted to marry, each other by a marriage solemnized in apparent compliance with the law although the attempted marriage is or could be declared invalid, and: (A) he has acknowledged his paternity of the child in writing, such writing being filed with the appropriate court or the Alabama Office of Vital Statistics; or (B) with his consent, he is named as the child's father on the child's birth certificate; or (C) he is otherwise obligated to support the child either under a written voluntary promise or by court order; (5) while the child is under the age of majority, he receives the child into his home and openly holds out the child as his natural child or otherwise openly holds out the child as his natural child and establishes a significant parental relationship with the child by providing emotional and financial support for the child; or (6) he legitimated the child in accordance with Chapter 11 of Title 26. (b) A presumption of paternity established under this section may be rebutted only by an adjudication under Article 6. In the event two or more conflicting presumptions arise, that which is founded upon the weightier considerations of public policy and logic, as evidenced by the facts, shall control. The presumption of paternity is rebutted by a court decree establishing paternity of the child by another man. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-301 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity.|Section 26-17-301 - Acknowledgment of Paternity.

Section 26-17-301Acknowledgment of paternity.  The mother of a child and a man claiming to be the genetic father of the child may sign an acknowledgment of paternity with intent to establish the man's paternity. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-302 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity.|Section 26-17-302 - Execution of Acknowledgment of Paternity.

Section 26-17-302Execution of acknowledgment of paternity. (a) An acknowledgment of paternity must: (1) be in a record filed with the Alabama Office of Vital Statistics; (2) be signed, and notarized, under penalty of perjury by the mother and by the man seeking to establish his paternity; (3) state that the child whose paternity is being acknowledged: (A) does not have a presumed father or the man executing the acknowledgment is the presumed father; and (B) does not have another acknowledged or adjudicated father; (4) state whether there has been genetic testing and, if so, that the acknowledging man's claim of paternity is consistent with the results of the testing; and (5) state that the signatories understand that the acknowledgment shall be considered a legal finding of paternity of the child and that a challenge to the acknowledgment is permitted only as provided in this chapter. (b) A presumed father may sign an acknowledgment of paternity which must be notarized. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-304 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity.|Section 26-17-304 - Rules for Acknowledgment of Paternity.

Section 26-17-304Rules for acknowledgment of paternity. (a) An acknowledgment of paternity may be signed at the birth of the child or any time prior to the child's nineteenth birthday. Before a mother and a putative father sign an acknowledgment of paternity, the mother and putative father shall be given notice, orally or through the use of video or audio equipment and in writing, of the alternatives to, the legal consequences of, and, if one parent is a minor, any rights afforded due to minority status, and the responsibilities that arise from signing of the acknowledgment. (b) An acknowledgment of paternity takes effect upon the signature of both the mother and putative father and the filing of the document with the Alabama Office of Vital Statistics. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-305 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity.|Section 26-17-305 - Effect of Acknowledgment of Paternity.

Section 26-17-305Effect of acknowledgment of paternity. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 26-17-307 and 26-17-308, a valid acknowledgment of paternity filed with the Alabama Office of Vital Statistics shall be considered a legal finding of paternity of a child and confers upon the acknowledged father all of the rights and duties of a parent. (b) An acknowledgment of paternity shall be a legally sufficient basis for establishing an obligation for child support and for the expenses of the mother's pregnancy and confinement. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-306 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity.|Section 26-17-306 - No Filing Fee.

Section 26-17-306No filing fee. The Alabama Office of Vital Statistics shall not charge for filing an acknowledgment of paternity. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-307 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity.|Section 26-17-307 - Proceeding for Rescission.

Section 26-17-307Proceeding for rescission.  A signatory may rescind an acknowledgment of paternity only in a judicial proceeding before the earlier of: (1) sixty days after the effective date of the acknowledgment, as provided in Section 26-17-304; or (2) the date of the first hearing, in a proceeding to which the signatory is a party, before a court to adjudicate an issue relating to the child, including a proceeding that establishes support. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-308 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity.|Section 26-17-308 - Challenge After Expiration of Period for Rescission.

Section 26-17-308Challenge after expiration of period for rescission. (a) After the period for rescission under Section 26-17-307 has expired, a signatory of an acknowledgment of paternity may commence a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment only: (1) on the basis of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact; or (2) in the same manner as provided in Section 26-17A-1. (b) A party challenging an acknowledgment of paternity has the burden of proof. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-309 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity.|Section 26-17-309 - Procedure for Rescission or Challenge.

Section 26-17-309Procedure for rescission or challenge. (a) Every signatory to an acknowledgment of paternity must be made a party to a proceeding to rescind or challenge the acknowledgment. (b) For the purpose of rescission of, or challenge to, an acknowledgment of paternity, a signatory submits to personal jurisdiction of this state by signing the acknowledgment, effective upon the filing of the document with the Alabama Office of Vital Statistics. (c) Except for good cause shown, during the pendency of a proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment of paternity, the court may not suspend the legal responsibilities of a signatory arising from the acknowledgment, including the duty to pay child support. (d) A judicial proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment of paternity must be conducted in the same manner as a proceeding to adjudicate parentage under Article 6. (e) At the conclusion of a proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment of paternity, the court shall order the Alabama Office of Vital Statistics to amend the birth record of the child, if appropriate. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-310 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity.|Section 26-17-310 - Ratification Barred.

Section 26-17-310Ratification barred. A court or administrative agency conducting a judicial or administrative proceeding is not required or permitted to ratify an unchallenged acknowledgment of paternity filed under this chapter. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-311 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity.|Section 26-17-311 - Full Faith and Credit

Section 26-17-311Full faith and credit A court of this state shall give full faith and credit to an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity effective in another state if the acknowledgment or denial has been signed and is otherwise in compliance with the law of the other state. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-312 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity.|Section 26-17-312 - Forms for Acknowledgment.

Section 26-17-312Forms for acknowledgment. (a) To facilitate compliance with this article, the Alabama Department of Human Resources shall prescribe forms for the acknowledgment of paternity. The affidavit shall include the Social Security number and current address of each parent, a listing of the rights and responsibilities of acknowledging paternity, including the duty to financially support the child, and instruction for filing the affidavit with the Office of Vital Statistics. (b) A valid acknowledgment of paternity is not affected by a later modification of the prescribed form. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-313 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity.|Section 26-17-313 - Release of Information.

Section 26-17-313Release of information. The affidavit of paternity shall be considered a confidential record and access shall be available in the same manner as birth records. The affidavit of paternity shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 22-9A-12(c) and shall be released by the Office of Vital Statistics to the Department of Human Resources upon request by the department and payment of any fee required by the Office of Vital Statistics for the purpose of child support enforcement or any other lawful purpose without the necessity of a court order. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-315 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 3 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity.|Section 26-17-315 - Hospital Paternity Acknowledgment Program.

Section 26-17-315Hospital paternity acknowledgment program. (a) Hospitals that have a licensed obstetric care unit or are licensed to provide obstetric services or licensed birthing centers associated with a hospital shall provide to the mother and alleged father, if he is present in the hospital, during the period immediately preceding or following the birth of a child to an unmarried woman in the hospital, all of the following: (1) written materials about paternity establishment; (2) form affidavits of paternity; (3) a written description of the rights and responsibilities of acknowledging paternity; and (4) an opportunity, prior to discharge from the hospital, to speak with a trained person made available through the Department of Human Resources, either by telephone or in person, who can clarify information and answer questions about paternity establishment. The Department of Human Resources shall make materials available without cost to the hospitals. If the mother and father complete the affidavit in the hospital, the hospital shall send the affidavit of paternity to the Office of Vital Statistics within five days of the birth of the child. Hospitals may be reimbursed by the Department of Human Resources up to the amount allowable by federal regulations for each completed affidavit. A hospital shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for actions taken pursuant to the requirements of this section. (b) The Office of Vital Statistics shall offer the mother and the alleged father paternity acknowledgment services as specified in this section. (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an affidavit of paternity completed in accordance with this section shall be accepted by the Office of Vital Statistics for purposes of listing the father's name on the child's birth certificate. (d) If a birth certificate has been filed in the Office of Vital Statistics, listing a father of the child, no new birth certificate can be established by the Office of Vital Statistics based on an affidavit of paternity received subsequently by that office unless a determination of paternity has been made by a court of competent jurisdiction or following adoption. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-501 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 5 - Genetic Testing.|Section 26-17-501 - Scope of Article.

Section 26-17-501Scope of article. This article governs genetic testing of an individual to determine parentage, whether the individual: (1) voluntarily submits to testing; or (2) is tested pursuant to an order of the court or the Alabama Department of Human Resources. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-502 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 5 - Genetic Testing.|Section 26-17-502 - Order for Testing.

Section 26-17-502Order for testing. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article and Article 6, the court shall order the child and other designated individuals to submit to genetic testing if the request for testing is made by a party to the proceeding, the Alabama Department of Human Resources, or the representative of the child. (b) The Alabama Department of Human Resources may order genetic testing only in accordance with Section 30-3-197(a)(1). (c) If a request for genetic testing of a child is made before birth, the court or the Alabama Department of Human Resources may not order in-utero testing. (d) If two or more men are subject to court-ordered genetic testing, the testing may be ordered concurrently or sequentially. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-503 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 5 - Genetic Testing.|Section 26-17-503 - Requirements for Genetic Testing.

Section 26-17-503Requirements for genetic testing. (a) Genetic testing must be of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in the field of genetic testing and performed in a testing laboratory accredited by: (1) the American Association of Blood Banks, or a successor to its functions; (2) the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, or a successor to its functions; or (3) an accrediting body designated by the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services. (b) A specimen used in genetic testing may consist of one or more samples, or a combination of samples, of blood, buccal cells, bone, hair, or other body tissue or fluid. The specimen used in the testing need not be of the same kind for each individual undergoing genetic testing. (c) Based on the ethnic or racial group of an individual, the testing laboratory shall determine the databases from which to select frequencies for use in calculation of the probability of paternity. If there is disagreement as to the testing laboratory's choice, the following rules apply: (1) The court, upon motion, may require the testing laboratory, prior to final adjudication of paternity, to recalculate the probability of paternity using an ethnic or racial group different from that used by the laboratory. (2) The individual objecting to the testing laboratory's initial choice shall: (A) if the frequencies are not available to the testing laboratory for the ethnic or racial group requested, provide the requested frequencies compiled in a manner recognized by accrediting bodies; or (B) engage another testing laboratory to perform the calculations. (3) The testing laboratory may use its own statistical estimate if there is a question regarding which ethnic or racial group is appropriate. If available, the testing laboratory shall calculate the frequencies using statistics for any other ethnic or racial group requested. (d) If, after recalculation using a different ethnic or racial group, genetic testing does not rebuttably identify a man as the father of a child under Section 26-17-505, an individual who has been tested may be required to submit to additional genetic testing. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-504 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 5 - Genetic Testing.|Section 26-17-504 - Report of Genetic Testing.

Section 26-17-504Report of genetic testing. (a) A report of genetic testing must be in a record and signed under penalty of perjury by a designee of the testing laboratory. A report made under the requirements of this article is self-authenticating. (b) Documentation from the testing laboratory of the following information is sufficient to establish a reliable chain of custody that allows the results of genetic testing to be admissible without testimony: (1) the names and photographs of the individuals whose specimens have been taken; (2) the names of the individuals who collected the specimens; (3) the places and dates the specimens were collected; (4) the names of the individuals who received the specimens in the testing laboratory; and (5) the dates the specimens were received. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)