| | | Subsection (c) takes the common sense approach that a court | | should not be dissuaded from making a parentage decision, even if | | it cannot bind all appropriate parties. In the scenario described | | above, binding the mother and alleged father to a decision of the | | man's parentage may not technically bind the husband (the | | presumed father), but more than likely it will end litigation on | | the subject. |
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| | | Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the | | judicial division of this State in which: |
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| | | 1.__Child.__The child resides or is found; |
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| | | 2.__Respondent.__The respondent resides or is found if the | | child does not reside in this State; or |
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| | | 3.__Estate proceeding.__A proceeding for probate or | | administration of the presumed parent's or alleged father's | | estate has been commenced. |
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| | | (This is section 605 of the UPA.) |
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| | | Source: UPA (1973) § 8(c). |
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| | | The venue provision provides choices proven to be reasonable | | and convenient since its inclusion in the 1973 Act. |
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| | | §1926.__No limitation: child having no presumed parent, |
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| | | acknowledged father or adjudicated parent |
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| | | A proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a child having no | | presumed parent, acknowledged father or adjudicated parent may be | | commenced at any time, even after: |
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| | | 1.__Child.__The child becomes an adult, but only if the child | | initiates the proceeding; or |
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| | | 2.__Earlier proceeding dismissed.__An earlier proceeding to | | adjudicate parentage has been dismissed based on the application | | of a statute of limitation then in effect. |
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| | | (This is section 606 of the UPA.) |
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| | | Source: UPA (1973) §§ 6, 7. |
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