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§ 5-3B-05. Paternity

MD Fam L Code § 5-3B-05 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    Unless a court excludes a man as the father of a child, a man is the father if:

(1)    the man was married to the child’s mother at the time of the child’s conception;

(2)    the man was married to the child’s mother at the time of the child’s birth;

(3)    the man is named as the father on the child’s birth certificate and has not signed a denial of paternity;

(4)    the child’s mother has named the man as the child’s father and the man has not signed a denial of paternity;

(5)    the man has been adjudicated to be the child’s father;

(6)    the man has acknowledged himself, orally or in writing, to be the child’s father and the mother agrees; or

(7)    on the basis of genetic testing, the man is indicated to be the child’s biological father.

(b)    (1)    A petitioner under this subtitle shall give a court notice that a man who is not named in the petition and has not been excluded as a father claims paternity.

(2)    After a request of a party or claimant and before ruling on a petition for adoption under this subtitle, a court shall hold a hearing on the issue of paternity.

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