UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT (2017)
drafted by the
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS
ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS
and by it
APPROVED AND RECOMMENDED FOR ENACTMENT
IN ALL THE STATES
at its
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
MEETING IN ITS ONE-HUNDRED-AND-TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
JULY 14 - JULY 20, 2017
WITH PREFATORY NOTE AND COMMENTS
Copyright © 2017
By
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS
ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS
September 4, 2019
ABOUT ULC
The Uniform Law Commission (ULC), also known as National Conference of Commissioners
on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL), now in its 126th year, provides states with non-partisan,
well-conceived and well-drafted legislation that brings clarity and stability to critical areas of
state statutory law.
ULC members must be lawyers, qualified to practice law. They are practicing lawyers, judges,
legislators and legislative staff and law professors, who have been appointed by state
governments as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to
research, draft and promote enactment of uniform state laws in areas of state law where
uniformity is desirable and practical.
• ULC strengthens the federal system by providing rules and procedures that are consistent
from state to state but that also reflect the diverse experience of the states.
• ULC statutes are representative of state experience, because the organization is made up
of representatives from each state, appointed by state government.
• ULC keeps state law up-to-date by addressing important and timely legal issues.
• ULC’s efforts reduce the need for individuals and businesses to deal with different laws
as they move and do business in different states.
• ULC’s work facilitates economic development and provides a legal platform for foreign
entities to deal with U.S. citizens and businesses.
• Uniform Law Commissioners donate thousands of hours of their time and legal and
drafting expertise every year as a public service, and receive no salary or compensation
for their work.
• ULC’s deliberative and uniquely open drafting process draws on the expertise of
commissioners, but also utilizes input from legal experts, and advisors and observers
representing the views of other legal organizations or interests that will be subject to the
proposed laws.
• ULC is a state-supported organization that represents true value for the states, providing
services that most states could not otherwise afford or duplicate.
UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT (2017)
The Committee appointed by and representing the National Conference of Commissioners on
Uniform State Laws in preparing this act consists of the following individuals:
JAMIE PEDERSEN, Washington State Senate, 235 John A. Cherberg Bldg., P.O. Box 40643,
Olympia, WA 98504-0643, Chair
MELISSA HORTMAN, Minnesota House of Representatives, State Office Building, Room 237,
100 Dr. Rev. MLK Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155, Vice Chair
MARY M. ACKERLY, 782 Bantam Rd., P.O. Box 815, Bantam, CT 06750-0815
BARBARA A. ATWOOD, University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law, 1201 E.
Speedway Blvd., P.O. Box 210176, Tucson, AZ 85721-0176
LESLEY E. COHEN, 2657 Windmill Pkwy., #415, Henderson, NV 89074-3384
BART M. DAVIS, 2638 Bellin Cir., Idaho Falls, ID 83402
GAIL HAGERTY, Burleigh County Court House, P.O. Box 1013, 514 E. Thayer Ave.,
Bismarck, ND 58502-1013
KAY P. KINDRED, University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, 4505 S.
Maryland Pkwy., Box 451003, Las Vegas, NV 89154-1003
DEBRA LEHRMANN, Supreme Court of Texas, Supreme Court Bldg., 201 W. 14th St., Room
104, Austin, TX 78701
CLAIRE LEVY, 789 Sherman St., Suite 300, Denver, CO 80203-3531
DAVID C. McBRIDE, 1000 King St., P.O. Box 391, Wilmington, DE 19899
HARRY TINDALL, 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1550, Houston, TX 77056-3081
COURTNEY G. JOSLIN, University of California Davis School of Law, 400 Mrak Hall Dr.,
Davis, CA 95616-5203, Reporter
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ADVISORS
STEVEN H. SNYDER, 11270 86th Ave. N., Maple Grove, MN 55369-4510, ABA Advisor
MARY L. FELLOWS, P.O. Box 730, Grand Marais, MN 55406, ABA Section Advisor
EX OFFICIO
RICHARD T. CASSIDY, 1233 Shelburne Rd., Suite D5, South Burlington, VT 05403-7753,
President
WILLIAM W. BARRETT, 600 N. Emerson Ave., P.O. Box 405, Greenwood, IN 46142,
Division Chair
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
LIZA KARSAI, 111 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 1010, Chicago, IL 60602, Executive Director
Copies of this act may be obtained from:
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS
ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS
111 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 1010
Chicago, Illinois 60602
312/450-6600
www.uniformlaws.org
