Code of Alabama
Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.
Article 6 - Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage.

Part 1 - Nature of Proceeding.

Section 26-17-601 - Proceeding Authorized. - (a) A civil proceeding may be maintained to adjudicate the...

Section 26-17-602 - Standing to Maintain Proceeding. - Subject to Article 3 and Sections 26-17-607 and 26-17-609, a...

Section 26-17-603 - Parties to Proceeding. - The following individuals must be joined as parties in a...

Section 26-17-604 - Personal Jurisdiction. - (a) An individual may not be adjudicated to be a...

Section 26-17-605 - Venue. - Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the...

Section 26-17-606 - No Limitation to Adjudicate Parentage for a Child Having No Presumed, Acknowledged, or Adjudicated Father; Limitation for Child Support. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) a proceeding to...

Section 26-17-607 - Action to Disprove Parentage When There Is a Presumed Father. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a presumed...

Section 26-17-608 - Estoppel to Deny Paternity. - (a) In a proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a...

Section 26-17-609 - Limitation: Child Having Acknowledged. - (a) If a child has an acknowledged father, a signatory...

Section 26-17-611 - Proceeding Before Birth. - A proceeding to determine parentage may be commenced before the...

Section 26-17-612 - Child as Party; Representation. - (a) A minor child is a permissible party, but is...

Section 26-17-613 - Right to Counsel; Fees, Expenses, and Costs. - (a) In all proceedings under this chapter, any party may...

Part 2 - Special Rules for Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage.

Section 26-17-621 - Admissibility of Results of Genetic Testing; Expenses. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a record...

Section 26-17-622 - Consequences of Declining Genetic Testing. - (a) A court order for genetic testing is enforceable by...

Section 26-17-623 - Admission of Paternity Authorized. - (a) A defendant in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may...

Section 26-17-624 - Temporary Order. - (a) In a proceeding under this article, upon a motion...

Part 3 - Hearings and Adjudication.

Section 26-17-631 - Rules for Adjudication of Paternity. - The court shall apply the following rules to adjudicate the...

Section 26-17-632 - Jury Prohibited. - The court, without a jury, shall adjudicate paternity of a...

Section 26-17-633 - Hearings; Inspection of Records. - (a) On request of a party and for good cause...

Section 26-17-634 - Order on Default. - The court shall issue an order adjudicating the paternity of...

Section 26-17-635 - Dismissal for Want of Prosecution. - The court may issue an order dismissing a proceeding commenced...

Section 26-17-636 - Order Adjudicating Parentage; Limitation on Liability for Education and Support; Cost, Fees, and Expenses. - (a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating whether a...

Section 26-17-637 - Binding Effect of Determination of Parentage. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a determination...

Section 26-17-638 - Post Judgment Motions and Hearings. - Post judgment motions and hearings are governed by the Alabama...