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Family Court Act 1997
Div 11Proceedings, parentage presumptions and evidence and jurisdiction as to child welfare laws
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Division 11 — Proceedings, parentage presumptions and evidence and jurisdiction as to child welfare laws
183. What this Division does — FLA s. 69A 195
Subdivision 2 — Institution of proceedings
184. Certain proceedings to be instituted only under this Act — FLA s. 69B 196
185. Who may institute proceedings — FLA s. 69C 196
186. Institution of maintenance proceedings by certain persons — FLA s. 69D 196
187. Applicant may be in contempt — FLA s. 69F 197
Subdivision 3 — Presumptions of parentage
188. Presumptions of parentage arising from marriage — FLA s. 69P 197
189. Presumption of paternity arising from cohabitation — FLA s. 69Q 198
190. Presumption of parentage arising from registration of birth — FLA s. 69R 198
191. Presumptions of parentage arising from findings of courts — FLA s. 69S 198
192. Presumption of paternity arising from acknowledgments — FLA s. 69T 199
193. Rebuttal of presumptions etc. — FLA s. 69U 200
Subdivision 4 — Parentage evidence
194. Evidence of parentage — FLA s. 69V 200
194A. Declarations of parentage — FLA s. 69VA 200
195. Orders for conducting parentage testing procedures — FLA s. 69W 200
196. Orders associated with parentage testing orders — FLA s. 69X 201
197. Orders directed to persons 18 or over — FLA s. 69Y 202
198. Orders directed to children under 18 — FLA s. 69Z 203
199. No liability if parent etc. consents — FLA s. 69ZA 203
200. Regulations about conducting, and reporting on, parentage testing procedures — FLA s. 69ZB 204
201. Reports of information obtained may be received in evidence — FLA s. 69ZC 204
Subdivision 5 — Child welfare laws not affected
202. Child welfare laws not affected — FLA s. 69ZK 205
Subdivision 6 — Short form reasons for decisions relating to interim parenting orders
202AA. Short form reasons for decisions relating to interim parenting orders — FLA s. 69ZL 206