A. The mother-child relationship is established between a woman and a child by: 1. The woman’s having given birth to the child; 2. Adoption of the child by the woman; or 3. As otherwise provided by law. B. The father-child relationship is established between a man and a child by: 1. An unrebutted presumption of the man’s paternity of the child under Section 8 of the Uniform Parentage Act;
2. An effective acknowledgment of paternity by the man under Article 3 of the Uniform Parentage Act, unless the acknowledgment has been timely rescinded or successfully challenged; 3. An adjudication of the man’s paternity; 4. Adoption of the child by the man; or 5. As otherwise provided by law. Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.