{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-3b-05","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 5–3B–05","heading":"","body":"(a) Unless a court excludes a man as the father of a child, a man is the father if:\n(1) the man was married to the child’s mother at the time of the child’s conception;\n(2) the man was married to the child’s mother at the time of the child’s birth;\n(3) the man is named as the father on the child’s birth certificate and has not signed a denial of paternity;\n(4) the child’s mother has named the man as the child’s father and the man has not signed a denial of paternity;\n(5) the man has been adjudicated to be the child’s father;\n(6) the man has acknowledged himself, orally or in writing, to be the child’s father and the mother agrees; or\n(7) on the basis of genetic testing, the man is indicated to be the child’s biological father.\n(b) (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.\n(2) After a request of a party or claimant and before ruling on a petition for adoption under this subtitle, a court shall hold a hearing on the issue of paternity.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=5-3B-05","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"5df94fc2e0064ab0c1ffae491fa7cb4c475f20cdb287c1aca875239f6b737b92","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-3b-04","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-5-3b-06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}