POMS Reference

GN 00306: Child Relationship and Dependency

TN 28 (01-02)

A. Policy — legitimate from date of birth

A child is legitimate from the date of birth in these States:

Alabama

Nebraska

Alaska

Nevada

Arizona

New Hampshire

Arkansas

New Jersey

California

New Mexico

Colorado

New York

Connecticut

North Carolina

Delaware

North Dakota

District of Columbia

Ohio

Florida

Oklahoma

Georgia

Oregon

Guam

Pennsylvania

Hawaii

Puerto Rico (also see entry in GN 00306.615)

Idaho

Rhode Island

Illinois

South Carolina

Indiana

South Dakota

Iowa

Tennessee

Kansas

Texas

Kentucky

Utah

Maine

Vermont

Maryland

Virgin Islands

Massachusetts

Virginia

Michigan

Washington

Minnesota

West Virginia

Mississippi

Wisconsin

Missouri

Wyoming

Montana

 

B. Policy — louisiana

See NOTE at the beginning of GN 00306.505 for an explanation of prospectivity/retroactivity of Louisiana intestacy law provisions.