The Uniform Parentage Act ( UPA ) is a legislative act originally promulgated in 1973 by the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws . The 1973 original version of the act was created to address the need for new state legislation, because at the time the bulk of the law on the subject of children born out of wedlock was unconstitutional or led to doubt. It was amended in 2002 and in 2017. The Act serves to provide a uniform legal framework for establishing paternity of minor children born to married and unmarried couples. It allows more than two people to be legally recognized as parents.
1-827: The 2002 revisions include: The UPA (2002) also omitted some substantive provisions from the original 1973 version involving child support and custody, since other state law provided for those provisions. According to the Uniform Law Commission, the major changes are: The original version of the Uniform Parentage Act was enacted by 16 states: Alabama, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington. The 2002 Revision has been enacted by 11 states: Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. As of November 2024,
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