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(1)An application for a declaration of parentage may be made—
(a)during pregnancy;
(b)at any time before the child attains eighteen years of age; or
(c)within three years after the death of the alleged father or mother.
(2)With leave of the family and children court, an application for a declaration of parentage may be made at any time after the three years specified in subsection (1)(c).
(3)In exercising its discretion under subsection (2), the court shall primarily consider—
(a)the welfare of the child;
(b)the time of knowledge of the alleged father or mother or of the birth of the child, as the case may be, by the applicant; or
(c)the conduct of the alleged father or mother where he or she knew of the birth of the child alleged to be his or her child, or his or her conduct towards any other person having the custody or control of the child.
(4)An application for a declaration of parentage may be made whether the child or the alleged father or mother is in or outside Uganda.
You can apply to a court to declare who a child's parents are during pregnancy, at any time before the child turns 18, or within three years after the...
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