TN 27 (12-00)
The child acquires the status of child and father acquires status of parent if:
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1.
the natural parents intermarry; or
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2.
prior to 01/01/76, paternity was acknowledged by the father in writing signed in presence
of a competent witness; or
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3.
(I) effective 01/01/76, the natural parents participated in a marriage ceremony before
or after the child's birth, even though the attempted marriage is void; or
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4.
(I) effective 01/01/76, paternity is established through an adjudication before the
father's death by a preponderance of the evidence, or is established thereafter by
clear, strong, and unequivocal proof (that is, clear and convincing evidence). Effective
07/20/78, any determination related to a child whose alleged father died before 01/01/76
may be made based on a clear and convincing evidence standard; or
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5.
(I) effective 10/01/77, the child is acknowledged in writing by the father.
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6.
The following circumstances create a presumption of paternity rebuttable only by clear
and convincing evidence:
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a.
the child was conceived during a marriage; or
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b.
effective 10/01/86, the father voluntarily acknowledged paternity; or
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c.
effective 05/31/94, Human Leukocyte Antigen tests or other scientific tests that are
generally acceptable within the scientific community that establish a 95% or greater
probability of paternity. These presumptions are rebuttable only by clear and convincing
evidence.