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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7553
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7553
(a) The compensation of each expert witness appointed by the court shall be fixed at a reasonable amount. It shall be paid as the court shall order. Except as provided in subdivision (b), the court may order that it be paid by the parties in the proportions and at the times the c
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7554
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7554
(a) If the woman who gave birth to the child is the only other person who is a parent or has a claim to parentage of the child under this division, the court shall find the person who is the alleged father or genetic parent who is not a donor under Section 7613 to be a parent of
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7555
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7555
(a) Subject to a challenge under subdivision (b), a person is identified under this part as a genetic parent of a child if genetic testing complies with this part and the results of the testing disclose both of the following: (1) The person has at least a 99 percent probability o
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7556
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7556
This part applies to criminal actions subject to the following limitations and provisions: (a) An order for genetic testing shall be made only upon application of a party or on the court’s initiative. (b) The compensation of the experts, other than an expert witness appointed by
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7557
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7557
Nothing in this part prevents a party to an action or proceeding from producing other expert evidence on the matter covered by this part; but, where other expert witnesses are called by a party to the action or proceeding, their fees shall be paid by the party calling them and on
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7558
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7558
(a) This section applies only to cases where support enforcement services are being provided by the local child support agency pursuant to Section 17400. (b) In any civil action or proceeding in which parentage is a relevant fact, and in which the issue of parentage is contested,
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7559
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7559
Payment of the cost of initial genetic testing shall be made in advance when agreed to by the parties or ordered by the court pursuant to Section 7640.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7560
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7560
The court or local child support agency shall order additional genetic testing upon the request of a person who contests the results of the initial testing under Section 7555.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7562
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7562
If a person seeking genetic testing demonstrates good cause, the court may order genetic testing of a deceased person.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7570
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7570
(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (1) There is a compelling state interest in establishing parentage for all children. Establishing parentage is the first step toward a child support award, which, in turn, provides children with equal rights and access to
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7571
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7571
(a) On and after January 1, 1995, upon the event of a live birth, prior to an unmarried mother or a mother who gave birth to a child conceived through assisted reproduction leaving a hospital, the person responsible for registering live births under Section 102405 of the Health a
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7572
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7572
(a) The Department of Child Support Services, in consultation with the State Department of Health Care Services, the California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, and other affected health provider organizations, shall work cooperatively to develop written materials to
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7573
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7573
(a) The following persons may sign a voluntary declaration of parentage to establish the parentage of the child: (1) An unmarried woman who gave birth to the child and another person who is a genetic parent. (2) A married or unmarried woman who gave birth to the child and another
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7573.5
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7573.5
(a) A voluntary declaration of parentage is void if, at the time of signing, any of the following are true: (1) A person other than the woman who gave birth to the child or a person seeking to establish parentage through a voluntary declaration of parentage is a presumed parent u
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7574
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7574
(a) The voluntary declaration of parentage shall be executed on a form developed by the Department of Child Support Services in consultation with the State Department of Public Health and groups addressing child support, child custody, assisted reproduction issues, and lesbian, g
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7575
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7575
(a) Either parent may rescind the voluntary declaration of parentage by filing a rescission form with the Department of Child Support Services within 60 days of the date of execution of the declaration by the attesting parents, whichever signature is later, unless a court order f
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7576
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7576
(a) After the period for rescission provided in Section 7575 expires, but not later than two years after the effective date provided in subdivision (c) of Section 7573 of a voluntary declaration of parentage, a signatory of the voluntary declaration of parentage may commence a pr
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7577
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7577
The following rules apply in an action to challenge a valid voluntary declaration of parentage brought by a person who is not a signatory to the declaration. This section does not apply to a voluntary declaration of parentage that is void under Section 7573.5. (a) A person has st
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7578
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7578
(a) Every signatory to a voluntary declaration of parentage shall be made a party to a proceeding to challenge the declaration. (b) By signing a voluntary declaration, a signatory submits to personal jurisdiction in this state in a proceeding to challenge the declaration, effecti
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7580
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7580
(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 7573, a voluntary declaration of parentage that is signed by a minor parent does not establish parentage until 60 days after both signatories have reached 18 years of age or are emancipated, whichever first occurs. (b) A person who s
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7581
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7581
The following provisions shall apply for voluntary declarations signed on or before December 31, 1996. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the child of a woman and a man executing a declaration of paternity under this chapter is conclusively presumed to be the man’s child.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 760
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 760
Except as otherwise provided by statute, all property, real or personal, wherever situated, acquired by a married person during the marriage while domiciled in this state is community property.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7600
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7600
This part may be cited as the Uniform Parentage Act.
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7601
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7601
(a) “Natural parent” as used in this code means a nonadoptive parent established under this part, whether biologically related to the child or not. (b) “Parent and child relationship” as used in this part means the legal relationship existing between a child and the child’s natur
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Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7602
Family Code - FAM - FAM § 7602
The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.