CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Evidentiary Issues
......Paternity Cases
.........Procedure
2 Cards On This Topic:
  • At dependency hearing to determine presumed parentage, where the court has identified a presumed F based on marital status and conduct, the issue of biology is not relevant and the presumed F is not entitled to a genetic test.
  • Paternity judgment based on D's failure to submit to DNA paternity test at county contracted lab. upheld as D's privacy interests are protected by statute and County has a compelling interest in selecting a lab.