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| 1.__Determination binding; signatories, parties.__Except as | | otherwise provided in subsection 2, a determination of parentage is | | binding on: |
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| | | A.__All signatories to an acknowledgement of paternity or | | denial of parentage as provided in subchapter 3; and |
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| | | B.__All parties to an adjudication by a court acting under | | circumstances that satisfy the jurisdictional requirements | | of section 2961. |
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| | | 2.__Determination binding; child.__A child is not bound by a | | determination of parentage under this chapter unless: |
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| | | A.__The determination was based on an unrescinded | | acknowledgment of paternity and the acknowledgement is | | consistent with the results of genetic testing; |
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| | | B.__The adjudication of parentage was based on a finding | | consistent with the results of genetic testing and the | | consistency is declared in the determination or is otherwise | | shown; or |
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| | | C.__The child was a party or was represented in the | | proceeding determining parentage by an attorney. |
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| | | 3.__Adjudication in proceeding to dissolve marriage.__In a | | proceeding to dissolve a marriage, the court is deemed to have | | made an adjudication of the parentage of a child if the court | | acts under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdictional | | requirements of section 2961 and the final order: |
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| | | A.__Expressly identifies a child as a "child of the | | marriage" or "issue of the marriage" or by similar words | | indicates that the husband is the father of the child; or |
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| | | B.__Provides for support of the child by the husband unless | | paternity is specifically disclaimed in the order. |
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| | | 4.__Determination a defense.__Except as otherwise provided in | | subsection 2, a determination of parentage may be a defense in a | | subsequent proceeding seeking to adjudicate parentage by an | | individual who was not a party to the earlier proceeding. |
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| | | 5.__Challenge to adjudication.__A party to an adjudication of | | parentage may challenge the adjudication only under law of this | | State relating to appeal, vacation of judgments or other judicial | | review. |
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