Presumptions of parentage arising from findings of courts
69S Presumptions of parentage arising from findings of courts
If:
during the lifetime of a particular person, a prescribed court (other than a court of a prescribed overseas jurisdiction) has:
found expressly that the person is a parent of a particular child; or
made a finding that it could not have made unless the person was a parent of a particular child; and
the finding has not been altered, set aside or reversed;
the person is conclusively presumed to be a parent of the child.
If:
during the lifetime of a particular person, a court of a reciprocating jurisdiction within the meaning of section 110 or a jurisdiction mentioned in Schedule 4 or 4A to the regulations has:
found expressly that the person is a parent of a particular child; or
made a finding that it could not have made unless the person was a parent of a particular child; and
the finding has not been altered, set aside or reversed;
the person is presumed to be a parent of the child.
If:
after the death of a particular person, a prescribed court has:
found expressly that the person was a parent of a particular child; or
made a finding that it could not have made unless the person was a parent of a particular child; and
the finding has not been altered, set aside or reversed;
the person is presumed to have been a parent of the child.
In this section:
prescribed court means a federal court, a court of a State or Territory or a court of a prescribed overseas jurisdiction.
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