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Senate circles substitute to Uniform Parentage Act after lengthy debate on paternity, surrogacy and DNA
Summary
Senator Lyle Hilliard introduced a comprehensive substitute to the Uniform Parentage Act (First Sub. SB 45) that clarifies paternity presumptions, consolidates registries, and narrowly recognizes court‑approved surrogacy; the Senate substituted and circled the bill for further consideration to allow review and amendments.
Senator Lyle Hilliard spent extended floor time introducing First Substitute SB 45, calling it “a meaty bill” that addresses who the law recognizes as a parent in divorce, assisted reproduction and surrogacy arrangements. Hilliard said the bill protects intact marriages by limiting outside attacks on parentage, shortens windows to challenge presumed paternity, and consolidates disparate registries into a single searchable record to help adoption agencies and courts.
Hilliard described several concrete provisions: a two‑year window for paternity challenges tied to the time of divorce in many cases; preservation of birth‑certificate practices for social fathers who have acted as parents; consolidated filing and a fee to avoid an administrative fiscal note for the Department of Health; and narrowly…
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