| | | 3.__Testing of mother; unavailable or declines.__Genetic | | testing of the mother of a child is not a condition precedent to | | testing the child and a man whose paternity is being determined. | | If the mother is unavailable or declines to submit to genetic | | testing, the court may order the testing of the child and every | | man whose paternity is being adjudicated. |
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| | | (This is section 622 of the UPA.) |
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| | | §1943.__Admission of parentage authorized |
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| | | 1.__Admission of parentage.__A respondent in a proceeding to | | adjudicate parentage may admit to the parentage of a child by | | filing a pleading to that effect or by admitting parentage under | | penalty of perjury when making an appearance or during a hearing. |
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| | | 2.__Order adjudicating parentage.__If the court finds that the | | admission of parentage satisfies the requirements of this section | | and finds that there is no reason to question the admission, the | | court shall issue an order adjudicating the child to be the child | | of the person admitting parentage. |
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| | | (This is section 623 of the UPA.) |
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| | | Source: 42 U.S.C. § 666(a)(5)(D)(i)(II), see Appendix: Federal | | IV-D Statute Relating to Parentage, infra. |
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| | | This section is gender neutral consistent with other Maine | | amendments to the UPA. |
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| | | 1.__Temporary order for support.__In a proceeding under this | | subchapter, the court shall issue a temporary order for support | | of a child if the order is appropriate and the individual ordered | | to pay support is: |
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| | | A.__A presumed parent of the child; |
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| | | B.__Petitioning to have parentage adjudicated; |
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