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  2. Uniform Parentage Act - Wikipedia

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    The Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) is a legislative act originally promulgated in 1973 by the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws.The 1973 original version of the act was created to address the need for new state legislation, because at the time the bulk of the law on the subject of children born out of wedlock was unconstitutional or led to doubt. [1]

  3. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

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    After issuing such an order, the state court should determine if there is an existing custody order from another state in effect. If there is an existing order, the emergency court must allow a reasonable time for the parties to return to the state having jurisdiction, and argue the issues to the court with jurisdiction.

  4. New York Family Court - Wikipedia

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    The NYC Children's Court and NYC Domestic Relations Court (commonly known as the Family Court) were consolidated into the Domestic Relations Court of the City of New York created on October 1, 1933. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 19 ] In 1962 the Family Court replaced these courts after a 1961 constitutional amendment.

  5. DNA paternity testing - Wikipedia

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    DNA paternity testing is the use of DNA profiles to determine whether an individual is the biological parent of another individual. Paternity testing can be especially important when the rights and duties of the father are in issue and a child's paternity is in doubt. Tests can also determine the likelihood of someone being a biological ...

  6. Recognition (family law) - Wikipedia

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    Whether the recogniser is also the biological father of the child is irrelevant; the legislature intended to create with the process of the recognition of paternity the possibility for legal paternity for men that fill an actual father role ("social father"), in the absence of a biological father (for example in blended families).

  7. Putative father registry - Wikipedia

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    The only mention of a putative registry is a form used to search the registry for putative fathers, Verification of Registry Form. A .pdf from the state of Michigan.gov called A Student's Guide to Child Support - R U Ready as a power point presentation for Michigan School Teachers has no mention of a putative father registry either.

  8. Paternity law - Wikipedia

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    a man may accept the paternity of the child in what is called an acknowledgment of paternity, voluntary acknowledgement of paternity or affidavit of parentage, [2] [3] the mother or legal authorities can file a petition for a determination of paternity against a putative father, or; paternity can be determined by the courts through estoppel ...

  9. List of school districts in Ohio - Wikipedia

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    In Ohio, community schools (charter schools) serve as their own independent school districts. School districts may combine resources to form a fourth type of school district, the joint vocational school district, which focuses on a technical based curriculum. [1] There are currently 611 individual school districts in Ohio.