(a) The parent-child relationship is established between a person and a child by: (1) the woman or person having given birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in the Gestational Surrogacy Act; (2) a presumption of the person's parentage of the child under Section 204 of this Act unless the presumption is overcome in a judicial proceeding or a valid denial of parentage is made under Section 303 of this Act; (3) an effective voluntary acknowledgment of parentage by the person under Article 3 of this Act, unless the acknowledgment has been rescinded or successfully challenged; (4) an adjudication of the person's parentage; (5) the person's adoption of the child; (6) the person's consent to assisted reproduction under Article 7 of this Act; or (7) the person's parentage of the child is established under the provisions of the Gestational Surrogacy Act. (b) (Blank). (c) (Blank). child, except as otherwise provided in the Gestational Surrogacy Act; child under Section 204 of this Act unless the presumption is overcome in a judicial proceeding or a valid denial of parentage is made under Section 303 of this Act; parentage by the person under Article 3 of this Act, unless the acknowledgment has been rescinded or successfully challenged; under Article 7 of this Act; or established under the provisions of the Gestational Surrogacy Act.
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