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The court may enter an order establishing the paternity of the child based upon an admission of paternity by such male made under oath before the court or upon such other evidence as may be sufficient in law to support a finding of paternity. The order may provide for support and maintenance of the child by the father and shall be enforceable as if the father were an adult.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":297691,"text":"In any proceeding to establish or enforce an obligation for support and maintenance of a child of unwed parents, a male between the ages of fourteen and eighteen who is represented by a guardian ad litem pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-9 and who has not otherwise been emancipated shall not be deemed to be under a disability as provided in \u00a7 8.01-2. The court may enter an order establishing the paternity of the child based upon an admission of paternity by such male made under oath before the court or upon such other evidence as may be sufficient in law to support a finding of paternity. 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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 866 and 878 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59276,"section_number":"20-49.4","catch_line":"Evidence relating to parentage","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-49.4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80120,"section_number":"8.01-2","catch_line":"General definitions for this title","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-2\/"},{"id":60741,"section_number":"8.01-9","catch_line":"Guardian ad litem for persons under disability; when guardian ad litem need not be appointed for person under disability","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-9\/"}],"permalink":{"id":178373,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83066,"identifier":"20-49.6","token":"20\/3.1\/20-49.6","url":"\/20-49.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-49.6\/","token":"20\/3.1\/20-49.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proceedings to establish paternity or enforce support obligations of males between the ages of fourteen and eighteen","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-49.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any proceeding to establish or enforce an obligation for support and maintenance of a child of unwed parents, a male between the ages of fourteen and eighteen who is represented by a guardian ad litem<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-9<\/a> and who has not otherwise been emancipated shall not be deemed to be under a disability as provided in \u00a7 8.01-2<\/a>. The court<\/span> may enter an order<\/span> establishing the paternity of the child based upon an admission of paternity by such male made under oath<\/span> before the court<\/span> or upon such other evidence<\/span> as may be sufficient in law<\/span> to support a finding<\/span> of paternity. The order<\/span> may provide for support and maintenance of the child by the father and shall be enforceable as if the father were an adult.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEEDINGS TO ESTABLISH PATERNITY OR ENFORCE SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS OF MALES\nBETWEEN THE AGES OF FOURTEEN AND EIGHTEEN (\u00a7 20-49.6)\n\nIn any proceeding to establish or enforce an obligation for support and\nmaintenance of a child of unwed parents, a male between the ages of fourteen and\neighteen who is represented by a guardian ad litem pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-9 and who\nhas not otherwise been emancipated shall not be deemed to be under a disability\nas provided in \u00a7 8.01-2. The court may enter an order establishing the\npaternity of the child based upon an admission of paternity by such male made\nunder oath before the court or upon such other evidence as may be sufficient in\nlaw to support a finding of paternity. The order may provide for support and\nmaintenance of the child by the father and shall be enforceable as if the father\nwere an adult.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, cc. 866, 878.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}