Sec. 609. Limitation; child having acknowledged or adjudicated parent.
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Sec. 609. Limitation; child having acknowledged or adjudicated parent.
(a)If a child has an acknowledged parent, a signatory to the acknowledgment described in Section 301 of this Act or related denial may commence a proceeding seeking to challenge the acknowledgment or denial or challenge the paternity of the child only within the time allowed under Section 309 of this Act.
(b)If a child has an acknowledged parent or an adjudicated parent, an individual, other than the child, who is neither a signatory to the acknowledgment nor a party to the adjudication and who seeks an adjudication of parentage of the child must commence a proceeding not later than 2 years after the effective date of the acknowledgment or adjudication.
(c)A proceeding under this Section is subject to the application of the principles of estoppel established in Section 610 of this Act.