A person may establish parentage by any of the following:

(1)  Giving birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in article 8 of this chapter;

(2)  Adoption of the child pursuant to chapter 7 of Title 15;

(3)  An effective voluntary acknowledgment of parentage under article 3 of this chapter;

(4)  An adjudication of parentage under this chapter, including adjudications based on an admission of parentage under § 15-8.1-111;

(5)  A presumption of parentage under article 4 of this chapter, unless the presumption is overcome in a judicial proceeding or a valid denial of parentage is made under article 3 of this chapter;

(6)  An adjudication of de facto parentage under article 5 of this chapter;

(7)  An adjudication that an alleged genetic parent is a parent under article 6 of this chapter;

(8)  Consent to assisted reproduction under article 7 of this chapter; or

(9)  Establishment of parentage under article 8 of this chapter.

History of Section.
P.L. 2020, ch. 59, § 2; P.L. 2020, ch. 60, § 2.