Status of Children Act 1974
10CPresumptions as to parenthood
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10C Presumptions as to parenthood
[Section 10C Inserted by No. 122 of 1985, s. 7 ]
(1) [Section 10C Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2019, s. 35, Applied:08 May 2019] [Section 10C Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2019, s. 35, Applied:08 May 2019] [Section 10C Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2019, s. 35, Applied:08 May 2019] [Section 10C Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2019, s. 35, Applied:08 May 2019] [Section 10C Subsection (1) substituted by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004] Where a woman who is married to, or in a significant relationship, within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003 , with, a man, with the consent of that man, undergoes a fertilization procedure as a result of which she becomes pregnant, the consenting man is, for the purposes of the law of the State, to be treated as if he were the father of any child born as a result of that pregnancy.
(1A) [Section 10C Subsection (1A) amended by No. 7 of 2019, s. 35, Applied:08 May 2019] [Section 10C Subsection (1A) amended by No. 7 of 2019, s. 35, Applied:08 May 2019] [Section 10C Subsection (1A) amended by No. 7 of 2019, s. 35, Applied:08 May 2019] [Section 10C Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 73 of 2009, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2010] Where a woman who is married to, or in a significant relationship, within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003 , with, another woman, with the consent of that other woman, undergoes a fertilization procedure as a result of which she becomes pregnant, the consenting woman is, for the purposes of the law of the State, to be treated as if she were the parent of any child born as a result of that pregnancy.
(1B) is taken to have commenced on the day on which the commenced.