Rhode Island Code § 15-8.1-201

Recognized parents
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A person may establish parentage by any of the following: (1) Giving birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in article 8 of this chapter; (2) Adoption of the child pursuant to chapter 7 of title 15; (3) An effective voluntary acknowledgment of parentage under article 3 of this chapter; (4) An adjudication of parentage under this chapter, including adjudications based on an admission of parentage under § 15-8.1-111; (5) A presumption of parentage under article 4 of this chapter, unless the presumption is overcome in a judicial proceeding or a valid denial of parentage is made under article 3 of this chapter; (6) An adjudication of de facto parentage under article 5 of this chapter; (7) An adjudication that an alleged genetic parent is a parent under article 6 of this chapter; (8) Consent to assisted reproduction under article 7 of this chapter; or (9) Establishment of parentage under article 8 of this chapter.

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