Title 26 — Title 26

If a spouse dies before placement of eggs, sperm, or embryos, the deceased spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the deceased spouse consented in a signed record, maintained by the licensed assisting physician, that if assisted reproduction were to occur after deat…

Purposes of Support May Be Brought; Rights of Inheritance and Succession. Repealed by Act 2008-376, p. 666, §1, effective January 1, 2009. History: (Acts 1984, No. 84-244, p. 375, §8.)

Evidence; Joinder; Pleadings; Enforcement of Support Under Criminal Code. Repealed by Act 2008-376, p. 666, §1, effective January 1, 2009. History: (Acts 1984, No. 84-244, p. 375, §9.)

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. History: (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)

If any provision of this chapter or its application to an individual or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provis…

This chapter takes effect on January 1, 2009. History: (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)

A proceeding to adjudicate parentage which was commenced before January 1, 2009, is governed by the law in effect at the time the proceeding was commenced. History: (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)

Pursuant to the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, Sections 6-9-230 et seq., a court in this state shall give full faith and credit to a paternity determination of any other state whether established through a voluntary acknowledgment, an administrative process, or a j…