81-5-602. Standing to maintain proceeding.
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Effective 9/1/2025
81-5-602. Standing to maintain proceeding.
Subject to Part 3, Voluntary Declaration of Paternity, and Sections 81-5-607 and 81-5-609 , a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by:
(1)the child;
(2)the birth mother of the child;
(3)a man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated;
(4)the child support services agency or other governmental agency authorized by other law;
(5)an authorized adoption agency or licensed child-placing agency;
(6)a representative authorized by law to act for an individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or a minor child; or
(7)an intended parent under Part 8, Gestational Agreement .
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426 , 2025 General Session