California § 7635.5 - In any action brought pursuant to this article, if the alleged father is present
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 7635.5 — In any action brought pursuant to this article, if the alleged father is present, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7635.5. In any action brought pursuant to this article, if the alleged father is present
In any action brought pursuant to this article, if the alleged father is present in court for the action, the court shall inform the alleged father of the alleged fatherâs right to have genetic testing performed to determine the biological parentage of the child. The court shall further inform the alleged father of the alleged fatherâs right to move to set aside or vacate a judgment of parentage pursuant to Section 7646 within two years of the date notice of the action to establish parentage is received, and that after that time has expired the alleged father may not move to set aside or vacate the judgment of parentage, regardless of whether genetic testing shows the alleged father not to be the biological father of the child.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7635.5 ("In any action brought pursuant to this article, if the alleged father is present") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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