Section 69U — Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

(1) A presumption arising under this Subdivision is rebuttable by proof on a balance of probabilities.

(2) Where:

(a) 2 or more presumptions arising under this Subdivision are relevant in any proceedings; and

(b) those presumptions, or some of those presumptions, conflict with each other and are not rebutted in the proceedings;

the presumption that appears to the court to be the more or most likely to be correct prevails.

(3) This section does not apply to a presumption arising under subsection 69S(1).

Related sections

• s 69R — Presumption of parentage arising from registration of birth
• s 69S — Presumptions of parentage arising from findings of courts
• s 69T — Presumption of paternity arising from acknowledgments
• s 69V — Evidence of parentage
• s 69VA — Declarations of parentage
• s 69W — Orders for carrying out of parentage testing procedures

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