Section 28.1 Scope of Chapter

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I. (§28.1) Scope of Chapter

The focus of this chapter is on the establishment of parentage under the UPA (Uniform Parentage Act) (2000), 9B U.L.A. 295 (2001 and 2012 Cumulative Annual Pocket Part). The UPA is available at:

www.uniformlaws.org/shared/docs/parentage/upa_final_

2002.pdf

While much of the history under the UPA has been focused on paternity, the statute also provides for the establishment of the existence or nonexistence of the mother-child relationship. With the advent of surrogate parentage...