Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 109 § 109.155 — Hearing; adjudicating parentage of alleged genetic parent; settlement

Hearing; adjudicating parentage of alleged genetic parent; settlement agreements; timing. (1) The court, in a private hearing, shall first determine the issue of parentage. If the respondent admits the parentage, the admission shall be reduced to writing, verified by the respondent and filed with the court. If the parentage is denied, corroborating evidence, in addition to the testimony of the parent who gave birth to the child, shall be required. (2) The court, in its discretion, may postpone the hearing from time to time to facilitate any investigation or the production of such evidence as it deems appropriate. (3)(a) Except as provided in ORS 109.148 and 419B.609, if the parent who gave birth to the child is the only other person with a claim to parentage of the child, the court shall adjudicate an alleged genetic parent to be a parent of the child if the alleged genetic parent: (A) Is identified under ORS 109.191 as a genetic parent of the child and the identification has not been successfully challenged under ORS 109.191; (B) Admits parentage in a pleading, during the hearing as provided in subsection (1) of this section, when making an appearance or in a settlement agreement in the proceeding, and the court accepts the admission; (C) Declines to submit to genetic testing ordered by the court or the administrator, even if the alleged genetic parent denies a genetic relationship with the child; (D) Is in default after service of process and the court determines the alleged genetic parent to be a parent of the child as provided in ORS 109.145; or (E) Is neither identified nor excluded as a genetic parent by genetic testing and, based on other evidence, the court determines the alleged genetic parent to be a parent of the child. (b) If a person other than the parent who gave birth to the child or the alleged genetic parent has a claim to parentage of the child and the person’s parentage was not disestablished before the proceeding was commenced, the court may not adjudicate an alleged genetic parent to be a parent of the child unless the court also disestablishes the person’s parentage of the child as provided in and under the applicable provisions of ORS 109.067, 109.070, 109.072, 109.151,