8BPresumption of parentage arising from court findings

### 8B Presumption of parentage arising from court findings > [*\[Section 8B Inserted by No. 42 of 1994, s. 7, Applied:01 Aug 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-08-01/act-1994-042#GS7@EN) > > > (1)  A person is conclusively presumed to be a parent of a particular child if – > > > > > > (a) during the lifetime of that person, a prescribed court has – > > > > > > > > > > (i) found expressly that the person is a parent of that child; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) made a finding that it could not have made unless the person was a parent of that child; and > > > > > > > (b) the finding has not been altered, set aside or reversed. > > > (2)  A person is presumed to have been a parent of a particular child if – > > > > > > (a) after the death of that person, a prescribed court has – > > > > > > > > > > (i) found expressly that the person was a parent of that child; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) made a finding that it could not have made unless the person was a parent of that child; and > > > > > > > (b) the finding has not been altered, set aside or reversed.