(1) If —
(a)
during the lifetime of a particular person, a court has —
(i)
found expressly that the person is a parent of a
particular child; or
(ii)
made a finding that it could not have made unless the
person was a parent of a particular child;
and
(b) the
finding has not been altered, set aside or reversed,
the person is
conclusively presumed to be a parent of the child.
(2) If —
(a)
after the death of a particular person, a court has —
(i)
found expressly that the person was a parent of a
particular child; or
(ii)
made a finding that it could not have made unless the
person was a parent of a particular child;
and
(b) the
finding has not been altered, set aside or reversed,
the person is presumed
to have been a parent of the child.
(3) For the purposes
of this section —
court means a federal court, a court of a State or
a Territory or a court of a prescribed overseas jurisdiction.