Matter of Nocita

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• holding that the legislature is presumed to be aware of the state of the law at the time it enacts a statute
• noting that “[b]ecause the legislature passed the Parentage Act without conforming the Probate Code, the General assembly refused to make the Parentage Act the exclusive means to establish paternity for probate”
• it is presumed that the legislature is aware of the state of the law at the time of its enactment
• legislature did not intend to require the use of UPA provisions for adjudicating paternity in probate cases
• When construing uniform and model acts enacted by the General Assembly, it is assumed the legislature enacted them with the intention of adopting the accompanying interpretations.
• When construing uniform and model acts enacted by the General Assembly, it is assumed the legislature enacted them with the intention of adopting the accompanying interpretations.

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