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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. The mother-child relationship is established between a woman and a child by:
a. The woman's having given birth to the child;
b. An adjudication of the woman's maternity; or
c. Adoption of the child by the woman.
2. The father-child relationship is established between a man and a child by:
a. An unrebutted presumption of the man's paternity of the child under section 14-20-10;
b. An effective acknowledgment of paternity by the man under sections 14-20-11 through 14-20-24, unless the acknowledgment has been rescinded or successfully challenged;
c. An adjudication of the man's paternity;
d. Adoption of the child by the man; or
e. The man's having consented to assisted reproduction by a woman under sections 14-20-59 through 14-20-65 which resulted in the birth of the child.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 14. Domestic Relations and Persons § 14-20-07. Establishment of parent-child relationship - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-14-domestic-relations-and-persons/nd-cent-code-sect-14-20-07/
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