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particular child or to determine that a respondent is a parent | of that child |
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| | | 2. Law applied. In a proceeding to determine parentage, a | responding tribunal of this State shall apply the procedural | and substantive laws of this State, including provisions for | blood or tissue-typing tests, and the rules of this State on | choice of law. |
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| | | (This is Section 616 of the Uniform Act.) |
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| | | This article authorizes a "pure" parentage action in the | | interstate context, i.e., an action not joined with a claim | | for support. Either the mother or a man alleging himself to be | | the father of a child may bring such an action. Typically, an | | action to determine parentage across state lines will also | | seek to establish a support order under the Act, see Section | | 401. An action to establish parentage under UIFSA is to be | | treated identically to such an action brought in the | | responding State. Note that in a departure from the rest of | | this Act, the term "tribunal" is replaced by "court." Although | | in the several States there are various combinations of | | judicial and administrative entities that are authorized to | | establish, enforce, and modify child-support orders, the | | UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT (2000) restricts parentage | | determinations to "a court," see UPA (2000) Section 104. The | | view that only a judicial officer should determine parentage | | is based on what the Conference believes is sound public | | policy. |
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| | | Sec. 45. 19-A MRSA §3352, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. | | B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Criminal charge in another state. If, under this | chapter or a law substantially similar to this chapter, the | Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act or the Revised | Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, | | another state makes a demand that the Governor surrender an | | individual charged criminally in that state with having failed | | to provide for the support of a child or other individual to | | whom a duty of support is owed, the Governor may require a | | prosecutor to investigate the demand and report whether a | | proceeding for support has been initiated or would be | | effective. If it appears that a proceeding would be effective | | but has not been initiated, the Governor may delay honoring | | the demand for a reasonable | | time to permit the initiation of a proceeding. |
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| | | (This is Section 802 of the Uniform Act.) |
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