(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) a proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a child having no presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father may be commenced at any time, even after:
(1) the child becomes an adult, but only if the child initiates the proceeding; or
(2) an earlier proceeding to adjudicate paternity has been dismissed based on the application of a statute of limitation then in effect.
(b) An action to determine paternity for the purposes of obtaining support shall not be brought after the child obtains age 19, unless otherwise provided by law.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.
Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.
Article 6 - Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage.
Part 1 - Nature of Proceeding.
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 26-17-607 - 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 26-17-611 - Proceeding Before Birth.
Section 26-17-612 - Child as Party; Representation.
Section 26-17-613 - Right to Counsel; Fees, Expenses, and Costs.