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Code · Delaware · Title 13 — Domestic Relations · Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act · Subchapter V. Genetic Testing

§ 8-508. Genetic testing when specimen is not available.

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(a)Subject to subsection
(b)of this section, if a genetic-testing specimen is not available from a man who may be the father of a child, for good cause and under circumstances the court considers to be just, the court may order the following individuals to submit specimens for genetic testing:
(1)The parents of the man;
(2)Brothers and sisters of the man;
(3)Other children of the man and their mothers; and
(4)Other relatives of the man necessary to complete genetic testing.
(b)Issuance of an order under this section requires a finding that a need for genetic testing outweighs the legitimate interests of the individual sought to be tested.
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