Law Practice
Oct. 21, 2016
California's uniform parentage laws bear little resemblance to original act
Amendments to Family Code Section 7613 clarifies that a man or woman's parenting "intentions" determine whether he or she is a sperm or egg donor, or a parent with ensuing rights and obligations. By Deborah H. Wald
California adopted the Uniform Parentage Act in 1976, as part of an effort to end the distinction between "legitimate" and "illegitimate" children. This act, codified at Family Code Sections 7600 et seq, sets forth the rules for determining who the legal parents are of any California child. However, the act has been amended repeatedly since 1976, and portions of it now bear little resemblance to the original version. One area wh...
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