1. (a) Unless a court excludes a man as the father of a child, a man is the father if:

   1. (1) the man was married to the child's mother at the time of the child's conception;
   2. (2) the man was married to the child's mother at the time of the child's birth;
   3. (3) the man is named as the father on the child's birth certificate and has not signed a denial of paternity;
   4. (4) the child's mother has named the man as the child's father and the man has not signed a denial of paternity;
   5. (5) the man has been adjudicated to be the child's father;
   6. (6) the man has acknowledged himself, orally or in writing, to be the child's father and the mother agrees; or
   7. (7) on the basis of genetic testing, the man is indicated to be the child's biological father.

2. (b)

   1. (1) A petitioner under this subtitle shall give a court notice that a man who is not named in the petition and has not been excluded as a father claims paternity.
   2. (2) After a request of a party or claimant and before ruling on a petition for guardianship or adoption under this subtitle, a court shall hold a hearing on the issue of paternity.

Added by Acts 2005, c. 464, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.