Title 14 — Domestic Relations and Persons

The court shall apply the following rules to adjudicate the paternity of a child: 1. The paternity of a child having a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father may be disproved only by admissible results of genetic testing excluding that man as the father of the child or ide…

The court, without a jury, shall adjudicate paternity of a child.

1. On request of a party and for good cause shown, the court may close a proceeding under sections 14-20-36 through 14-20-58. 2. A final order in a proceeding under sections 14-20-36 through 14-20-58 is available for public inspection. Other papers and records are available only …

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.

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.

1. The court shall issue an order adjudicating whether a man alleged or claiming to be the father is the parent of the child. 2. An order adjudicating parentage must identify the child by name and date of birth. 3. The order must include the social security numbers of the child a…

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a determination of parentage is binding on: a. All signatories to an acknowledgment or denial of paternity as provided in sections 14-20-11 through 14-20-24; and b. All parties to an adjudication by a court acting under circumstanc…

1. As used in this section, "former parent" means an acknowledged father who successfully rescinded or challenged an acknowledgment of paternity under this chapter, a presumed father whose parentage was successfully rebutted under this chapter, or an adjudicated father whose pare…

Sections 14-20-59 through 14-20-65 do not apply to the birth of a child conceived by means of sexual intercourse.

A donor is not a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction.

A man who provides sperm for, or consents to, assisted reproduction by a woman as provided in section 14-20-62 with the intent to be the parent of her child, is a parent of the resulting child. Parentage of a child born to a gestational carrier is governed by chapter 14-18.

1. Consent by a woman, and a man who intends to be a parent of a child born to the woman by assisted reproduction, must be in a record signed by the woman and the man. This requirement does not apply to a donor. 2. Failure by a man to sign a consent required by subsection 1, befo…

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the husband of a wife who gives birth to a child by means of assisted reproduction may not challenge his paternity of the child unless: a. Within two years after learning of the birth of the child he commences a proceeding to adjud…

1. 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 record that if assisted reproduction were to occur after a divorce, the former spouse would be a parent of t…

If an individual who consented in a record to be a parent by assisted reproduction dies before placement of eggs, sperm, or embryos, the deceased individual is not a parent of the resulting child unless the deceased spouse consented in a record that if assisted reproduction were …

In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.