(a) The mother-child relationship is established between a woman and a child by: (1) The woman's having given birth to the child, unless she is not the intended parent pursuant to a gestational carrier arrangement; (2) An adjudication of the woman's maternity; (3) Adoption of the child by the woman; (4) A determination by the court that the woman is a de facto parent of the child; or (5) The woman's intending to be the mother of a child born pursuant to a gestational carrier arrangement; or (6) The woman's having consented to assisted reproduction by another woman under subchapter VII of this chapter which resulted in the birth of the child. (b) The father-child relationship is established between a man and a child by: (1) An unrebutted presumption of the man's paternity of the child under § 8-204 of this title; (2) An effective acknowledgment of paternity by the man under subchapter III of this chapter, unless the acknowledgment has been rescinded or successfully challenged; (3) An adjudication of the man's paternity; (4) Adoption of the child by the man; (5) The man's having consented to assisted reproduction by a woman under subchapter VII of this chapter which resulted in the birth of the child; or (6) A determination by the court that the man is a de facto parent of the child (c) De facto parent status is established if the Family Court determines that the de facto parent: (1) Has had the support and consent of the child's parent or parents who fostered the formation and establishment of a parent-like relationship between the child and the de facto parent; (2) Has exercised parental responsibility for the child as that term is defined in § 1101 of this title; and (3) Has acted in a parental role for a length of time sufficient to have established a bonded and dependent relationship with the child that is parental in nature.
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