Title 26

The court shall issue an order adjudicating the paternity of a man who: (1) after service of process, is in default; and (2) is found by the court to be the father of a child. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)

The court may issue an order dismissing a proceeding commenced under this chapter for want of prosecution only without prejudice. An order of dismissal for want of prosecution purportedly with prejudice is void and has only the effect of a dismissal without prejudice. (Act 2008-3…

(a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating whether a man alleged or claiming to be the father is the parent of the child. (b) An order adjudicating parentage must identify the child by name and date of birth, if known. (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the …

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a determination of parentage is binding on: (1) all signatories to an acknowledgement as provided in Article 3; and (2) all parties to an adjudication by a court acting under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdictional require…

Post judgment motions and hearings are governed by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, and the Alabama Rules of Juvenile Procedure. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)

This article does not apply to the birth of a child conceived by means of sexual intercourse. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)

A donor who donates to a licensed physician for use by a married woman is not a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction. A married couple who, under the supervision of a licensed physician, engage in assisted reproduction through use of donated eggs, sperm, …

If a husband provides sperm for, or consents to, assisted reproduction by his wife as provided in Section 26-17-704, he is the father of a resulting child. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)

(a) Consent by a married woman to assisted reproduction for herself must be in a record signed by the woman and her husband and maintained by the assisting licensed physician. Consent by the husband of a married woman is not required for the donation of eggs by a married woman fo…

The husband of a wife who gives birth to a child by means of assisted reproduction may challenge his paternity of the child in the same manner as a presumed father under Section 26-17-607. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)

(a) If a marriage is dissolved before placement of eggs, sperm, or embryos, the former spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the former spouse consented in a signed record, maintained by the licensed assisting physician, that if assisted reproduction were to occur …

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…

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. (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. (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. (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…