Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-201. Recognized parents
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.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-201
- Alleged genetic parent: means an individual who is alleged to be, or alleges that the individual is, a genetic parent or possible genetic parent of a child whose parentage has not been adjudicated. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
- Assisted reproduction: means a method of causing pregnancy other than through sexual intercourse and includes, but is not limited to:
(i) Intrauterine, intracervical, or vaginal insemination;
(ii) Donation of gametes;
(iii) Donation of embryos;
(iv) In vitro fertilization and transfer of embryos; and
(v) Intracytoplasmic sperm injection. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
- Birth: includes stillbirth and fetal death. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
- Child: means an individual of any age whose parentage may be determined pursuant to this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
- Parent: means an individual who has established parentage that meets the requirements of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
- Parentage: means the legal relationship between a child and a parent as established under this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 15-8.1-102
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6