Ala. Code § 26-17-602

Current with legislation from 2024 effective through May 17, 2024.

Section 26-17-602 - Standing to maintain proceeding

Subject to Article 3 and Sections 26-17-607 and 26-17-609, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by:

(1) the child;

(2) the mother of the child;

(3) a man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated;

(4) the Alabama Department of Human Resources;

(5) an authorized adoption agency or licensed child-placing agency licensed in Alabama or any other state that is properly authorized to do business in Alabama;

(6) a representative authorized by law to act for an individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or a minor; or

(7) any interested person.

Ala. Code § 26-17-602 (1975)

Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.