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Article 2 - Rights and Obligations
Section 14-2-201 - Maintenance and Education of Minor Out of Income From Own Property. - 14-2-201. Maintenance and education of minor out of income from...
Section 14-2-202 - Payment or Delivery to Parent of Minor's Estate Not Exceeding $3,000; Duty of Parent. - 14-2-202. Payment or delivery to parent of minor's estate not...
Section 14-2-203 - Parental Tort Liability for Property Damage of Certain Minors; Exception; Action Cumulative. - 14-2-203. Parental tort liability for property damage of certain minors;...
Section 14-2-204 - Liability for Support; Right of Action; Venue; Service; Measure of Recovery; Remedies Cumulative; Execution; Continuing Jurisdiction; Notice. - 14-2-204. Liability for support; right of action; venue; service; measure...
Section 14-2-205 - Presence of Parent, Custodian or Guardian at Hearings; Failure to Appear; Issuance of Bench Warrant. - 14-2-205. Presence of parent, custodian or guardian at hearings; failure...
Section 14-2-206 - Protection of Parental Rights. - 14-2-206. Protection of parental rights. (a) The liberty of a...
Article 3 - Termination of Parental Rights
Section 14-2-308 - Definitions. - 14-2-308. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Abuse"...
Section 14-2-309 - Grounds for Termination of Parent-Child Relationship; Clear and Convincing Evidence. - 14-2-309. Grounds for termination of parent-child relationship; clear and convincing...
Section 14-2-310 - Parties Authorized to File Petition. - 14-2-310. Parties authorized to file petition. (a) The petition for...
Section 14-2-311 - Contents of Petition. - 14-2-311. Contents of petition. (a) The petition for the termination...
Section 14-2-312 - Hearing; Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem. - 14-2-312. Hearing; appointment of guardian ad litem. After the petition...
Section 14-2-313 - Service of Petition. - 14-2-313. Service of petition. (a) The petition shall be served...
Section 14-2-314 - Social Study Required; Information to Be Shown; Not Excluded as Hearsay. - 14-2-314. Social study required; information to be shown; not excluded...
Section 14-2-315 - Order Terminating the Parent-Child Legal Relationship; Contents. - 14-2-315. Order terminating the parent-child legal relationship; contents. The order...
Section 14-2-316 - Dismissal of Petition; Continuation of Hearing. - 14-2-316. Dismissal of petition; continuation of hearing. If the court...
Section 14-2-317 - Effect of Order of Termination. - 14-2-317. Effect of order of termination. (a) An order terminating...
Section 14-2-318 - Costs of Proceedings; Appointment of Counsel. - 14-2-318. Costs of proceedings; appointment of counsel. (a) The court...
Section 14-2-319 - Determination of Indigency; Recovery of Payment. - 14-2-319. Determination of indigency; recovery of payment. (a) In determining...
Article 4 - General Provisions
Section 14-2-401 - Short Title. - 14-2-401. Short title. This act shall be known and may...
Section 14-2-402 - Definitions. - 14-2-402. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Acknowledged...
Section 14-2-403 - Scope of Act; Choice of Law. - 14-2-403. Scope of act; choice of law. (a) This act...
Section 14-2-404 - Court of This State. - 14-2-404. Court of this state. The district court is authorized...
Section 14-2-405 - Protection of Participants. - 14-2-405. Protection of participants. Proceedings under this act are subject...
Section 14-2-406 - Determination of Maternity. - 14-2-406. Determination of maternity. Provisions of this act relating to...
Section 14-2-407 - Severability Clause. - 14-2-407. Severability clause. If any provision of this act or...
Section 14-2-408 - Free Transcript for Appeal. - 14-2-408. Free transcript for appeal. If a party is financially...
Article 5 - Parent-Child Relationship
Section 14-2-501 - Establishment of Parent-Child Relationship. - 14-2-501. Establishment of parent-child relationship. (a) The mother-child relationship is...
Section 14-2-502 - No Discrimination Based on Marital Status. - 14-2-502. No discrimination based on marital status. A child born...
Section 14-2-503 - Consequences of Establishment of Parentage. - 14-2-503. Consequences of establishment of parentage. Unless parental rights are...
Section 14-2-504 - Presumption of Paternity in Context of Marriage. - 14-2-504. Presumption of paternity in context of marriage. (a) A...
Article 6 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity
Section 14-2-601 - Acknowledgment of Paternity. - 14-2-601. Acknowledgment of paternity. (a) The mother of a child...
Section 14-2-602 - Execution of Acknowledgment of Paternity. - 14-2-602. Execution of acknowledgment of paternity. (a) An acknowledgment of...
Section 14-2-603 - Denial of Paternity. - 14-2-603. Denial of paternity. (a) A presumed father may sign...
Section 14-2-604 - Rules for Acknowledgment and Denial of Paternity. - 14-2-604. Rules for acknowledgment and denial of paternity. (a) An...
Section 14-2-605 - Effect of Acknowledgment or Denial of Paternity. - 14-2-605. Effect of acknowledgment or denial of paternity. (a) Except...
Section 14-2-606 - No Filing Fee. - 14-2-606. No filing fee. The state office of vital records...
Section 14-2-607 - Proceeding for Rescission. - 14-2-607. Proceeding for rescission. (a) A signatory may rescind an...
Section 14-2-608 - Challenge After Expiration of Period for Rescission. - 14-2-608. Challenge after expiration of period for rescission. (a) After...
Section 14-2-609 - Procedure for Rescission or Challenge. - 14-2-609. Procedure for rescission or challenge. (a) Every signatory to...
Section 14-2-610 - Ratification Barred. - 14-2-610. Ratification barred. A court or administrative agency conducting a...
Section 14-2-611 - Full Faith and Credit. - 14-2-611. Full faith and credit. A court of this state...
Section 14-2-612 - Forms for Acknowledgment and Denial of Paternity. - 14-2-612. Forms for acknowledgment and denial of paternity. (a) To...
Section 14-2-613 - Release of Information. - 14-2-613. Release of information. The state office of vital records...
Section 14-2-614 - Adoption of Rules. - 14-2-614. Adoption of rules. The state office of vital records...
Article 7 - Genetic Testing
Section 14-2-701 - Scope of Article. - 14-2-701. Scope of article. (a) This article governs genetic testing...
Section 14-2-702 - Order for Testing. - 14-2-702. Order for testing. (a) Except as otherwise provided in...
Section 14-2-703 - Requirements for Genetic Testing. - 14-2-703. Requirements for genetic testing. (a) Genetic testing shall be...
Section 14-2-704 - Report of Genetic Testing. - 14-2-704. Report of genetic testing. (a) A report of genetic...
Section 14-2-705 - Genetic Testing Results; Rebuttal. - 14-2-705. Genetic testing results; rebuttal. (a) Under this act, a...
Section 14-2-706 - Costs of Genetic Testing. - 14-2-706. Costs of genetic testing. (a) Subject to assessment of...
Section 14-2-707 - Additional Genetic Testing. - 14-2-707. Additional genetic testing. The court or the child support...
Section 14-2-708 - Deceased Individual. - 14-2-708. Deceased individual. For good cause shown, the court may...
Section 14-2-709 - Identical Brothers. - 14-2-709. Identical brothers. (a) The court may order genetic testing...
Section 14-2-710 - Confidentiality of Genetic Testing. - 14-2-710. Confidentiality of genetic testing. (a) In all cases where...
Article 8 - Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage
Section 14-2-801 - Proceeding Authorized. - 14-2-801. Proceeding authorized. A civil proceeding may be maintained to...
Section 14-2-802 - Standing to Maintain Proceeding. - 14-2-802. Standing to maintain proceeding. (a) Subject to article 5...
Section 14-2-803 - Parties to Proceeding. - 14-2-803. Parties to proceeding. (a) The following individuals shall be...
Section 14-2-804 - Personal Jurisdiction. - 14-2-804. Personal jurisdiction. (a) An individual may not be adjudicated...
Section 14-2-805 - Venue. - 14-2-805. Venue. (a) Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage...
Section 14-2-806 - No Limitation; Child Having No Presumed, Acknowledged or Adjudicated Father. - 14-2-806. No limitation; child having no presumed, acknowledged or adjudicated...
Section 14-2-807 - Limitation; Child Having Presumed Father. - 14-2-807. Limitation; child having presumed father. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 14-2-808 - Authority to Deny Motion for Genetic Testing. - 14-2-808. Authority to deny motion for genetic testing. (a) In...
Section 14-2-809 - Limitation; Child Having Acknowledged or Adjudicated Father. - 14-2-809. Limitation; child having acknowledged or adjudicated father. (a) If...
Section 14-2-810 - Joinder of Proceedings. - 14-2-810. Joinder of proceedings. (a) Except as otherwise provided in...
Section 14-2-811 - Proceeding Before Birth. - 14-2-811. Proceeding before birth. (a) A proceeding to determine parentage...
Section 14-2-812 - Child as Party; Representation. - 14-2-812. Child as party; representation. (a) A minor child is...
Section 14-2-813 - Admissibility of Results of Genetic Testing; Expenses. - 14-2-813. Admissibility of results of genetic testing; expenses. (a) Except...
Section 14-2-814 - Consequences of Declining Genetic Testing. - 14-2-814. Consequences of declining genetic testing. (a) A person who...
Section 14-2-815 - Admission of Paternity Authorized. - 14-2-815. Admission of paternity authorized. (a) A respondent in a...
Section 14-2-816 - Temporary Order. - 14-2-816. Temporary order. (a) In a proceeding under this article,...
Section 14-2-817 - Rules for Adjudication of Paternity. - 14-2-817. Rules for adjudication of paternity. (a) The court shall...
Section 14-2-818 - Jury Prohibited. - 14-2-818. Jury prohibited. The court, without a jury, shall adjudicate...
Section 14-2-819 - Hearings; Inspection of Records. - 14-2-819. Hearings; inspection of records. Notwithstanding any other law concerning...
Section 14-2-820 - Order on Default. - 14-2-820. Order on default. (a) The court shall issue an...
Section 14-2-821 - Dismissal for Want of Prosecution. - 14-2-821. Dismissal for want of prosecution. The court may issue...
Section 14-2-822 - Order Adjudicating Parentage. - 14-2-822. Order adjudicating parentage. (a) The court shall issue an...
Section 14-2-823 - Binding Effect of Determination of Parentage. - 14-2-823. Binding effect of determination of parentage. (a) Except as...
Article 9 - Child of Assisted Reproduction
Section 14-2-901 - Scope of Article. - 14-2-901. Scope of article. This article does not apply to...
Section 14-2-902 - Parental Status of Donor. - 14-2-902. Parental status of donor. A donor is not a...
Section 14-2-903 - Paternity of Child of Assisted Reproduction. - 14-2-903. Paternity of child of assisted reproduction. A man who...
Section 14-2-904 - Consent to Assisted Reproduction. - 14-2-904. Consent to assisted reproduction. (a) Consent by a woman...
Section 14-2-905 - Limitation on Husband's Dispute of Paternity. - 14-2-905. Limitation on husband's dispute of paternity. (a) Except as...
Section 14-2-906 - Effect of Dissolution of Marriage or Withdrawal of Consent. - 14-2-906. Effect of dissolution of marriage or withdrawal of consent....
Section 14-2-907 - Parental Status of Deceased Individual. - 14-2-907. Parental status of deceased individual. If an individual who...
Article 10 - Medicaid Fairness Act
Section 14-2-1001 - Short Title. - 14-2-1001. Short title. This article may be cited as the...
Section 14-2-1002 - Definitions. - 14-2-1002. Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Birth...
Section 14-2-1003 - Birth Cost Recovery-Medical Assistance. - 14-2-1003. Birth cost recovery-medical assistance. (a) Not more than sixty...
Section 14-2-1004 - Birth Cost Recovery Calculation-Medical Assistance. - 14-2-1004. Birth cost recovery calculation-medical assistance. (a) Before requiring the...
Section 14-2-1005 - Birth Cost Recovery Allocation-Medical Assistance. - 14-2-1005. Birth cost recovery allocation-medical assistance. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 14-2-1006 - Birth Cost Recovery Accounts. - 14-2-1006. Birth cost recovery accounts. (a) There is created the...
Section 14-2-1007 - Best Interests of a Child. - 14-2-1007. Best interests of a child. The department shall not...
Section 14-2-1008 - Adoption of Rules. - 14-2-1008. Adoption of rules. The department of family services and...