- Consolidated Laws - Family Court
Part 7. Determination of parentage.
S 580-701. Proceeding to determine parentage. (a) A tribunal of this
state may serve as an initiating or responding tribunal in a proceeding
brought under this article or a law or procedure substantially similar
to this article, the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, or
the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act to determine
that the petitioner is a parent of a particular child or to determine
that a respondent is a parent of that child.
(b) In a proceeding to determine parentage, a responding tribunal of
this state shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state,
and the rules of this state on choice of law.
