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HB 224 Enacted

Paternity; proceedings to establish.

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Proceedings to establish paternity. Adds the methods by which the Department of Social Services administratively establishes paternity for the purposes of child support enforcement to the lists of ways that a parent and child relationship may be established in domestic relations proceedings under Title 20 and that a parent and child relationship may be established for determining rights related to a deed, will, trust, or other instrument. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 8, 2026
Last action
Apr 8, 2026 — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0369)
Session
2026
Momentum
84 · Very high