Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-7700-637
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Binding effect of determination of parentage
Official statutory text
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this
section, a determination of parentage is binding on:
1. All signatories to an acknowledgment or denial of paternity
as provided in Article 3 of the Uniform Parentage Act; and
2. All parties to an adjudication by a court acting under
circumstances that satisfy the jurisdictional requirements of
Section 601-201 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. A child is not bound by a determination of parentage under
the Uniform Parentage Act unless:
1. The determination was based on an unrescinded acknowledgment
of paternity and the acknowledgment is consistent with the results
of genetic testing;
2. The adjudication of parentage was based on a finding
consistent with the results of genetic testing and the consistency
is declared in the determination or is otherwise shown; or
3. The child was a party or was represented in the proceeding
determining parentage by an attorney or guardian ad litem.
C. In a proceeding to dissolve a marriage, the court is deemed
to have made an adjudication of the parentage of a child if the
court acts under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdictional
requirements of Section 601-201 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes
and the final order:
1. Expressly identifies a child as a “child of the marriage”,
“issue of the marriage”, or similar words indicating that the
husband is the father of the child; or
2. Provides for support of the child by the husband unless
paternity is specifically disclaimed in the order.
D. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this
section, a determination of parentage may be a defense in a
subsequent proceeding seeking to adjudicate parentage by an
individual who was not a party to the earlier proceeding.
E. A party to an adjudication of paternity may challenge the
adjudication only under law of this state relating to appeal,
vacation of judgments, or other judicial review.
section, a determination of parentage is binding on:
1. All signatories to an acknowledgment or denial of paternity
as provided in Article 3 of the Uniform Parentage Act; and
2. All parties to an adjudication by a court acting under
circumstances that satisfy the jurisdictional requirements of
Section 601-201 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. A child is not bound by a determination of parentage under
the Uniform Parentage Act unless:
1. The determination was based on an unrescinded acknowledgment
of paternity and the acknowledgment is consistent with the results
of genetic testing;
2. The adjudication of parentage was based on a finding
consistent with the results of genetic testing and the consistency
is declared in the determination or is otherwise shown; or
3. The child was a party or was represented in the proceeding
determining parentage by an attorney or guardian ad litem.
C. In a proceeding to dissolve a marriage, the court is deemed
to have made an adjudication of the parentage of a child if the
court acts under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdictional
requirements of Section 601-201 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes
and the final order:
1. Expressly identifies a child as a “child of the marriage”,
“issue of the marriage”, or similar words indicating that the
husband is the father of the child; or
2. Provides for support of the child by the husband unless
paternity is specifically disclaimed in the order.
D. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this
section, a determination of parentage may be a defense in a
subsequent proceeding seeking to adjudicate parentage by an
individual who was not a party to the earlier proceeding.
E. A party to an adjudication of paternity may challenge the
adjudication only under law of this state relating to appeal,
vacation of judgments, or other judicial review.
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