| | This chapter may be known and cited as "the Uniform Parentage | Act." |
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| | As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise | indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. |
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| | 1.__Acknowledged father.__"Acknowledged father" means a man | who has established a parent-child relationship under subchapter | 3. |
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| | 2.__Adjudicated parent.__"Adjudicated parent" means a person | who has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to | be the parent of a child. |
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| | 3.__Alleged father.__"Alleged father" means a man who alleges | himself to be, or is alleged to be, the genetic father or a | possible genetic father of a child, but whose paternity has not | been determined. "Alleged father" does not mean: |
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| B.__A man whose parental rights have been terminated or | declared not to exist; or |
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| | 4.__Assisted reproduction.__"Assisted reproduction" means a | method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse.__ | "Assisted reproduction" includes: |
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| A.__Intrauterine insemination; |
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| D.__In vitro fertilization and transfer of embryos; and |
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| E.__Intracytoplasmic sperm injection. |
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| | 5.__Child.__"Child" means an individual of any age whose | parentage may be determined under this chapter. |
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| | 6.__Commence.__"Commence" means to file the initial pleading | seeking an adjudication of parentage in the District Court. |
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