• Current through October 23, 2012

A party whose parentage of a child has been previously determined by, or pursuant to, law may not plead nonparentage as a defense to a proceeding under this chapter.

(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 314, 42 DCR 6748; redesignated § 315, June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(c)(15), 53 DCR 3634.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 30-343.14.

2001 Ed., § 46-303.14

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-81, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 46-301.01.

For Law 16-137, see notes following § 46-301.01.

Effective Dates

Applicability: Section 3 of D.C. Law 16-137 provides: "This act shall apply as of April 1, 2007."

Editor's Notes

Former § 46-303.15 has been recodified as § 46-303.16 by D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(c)(16).

Uniform Law

This section is based upon § 315 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act). See Volume 9, Part IB Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.