81-5-502. Order for testing.
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Effective 9/1/2025
81-5-502. Order for testing.
(1)Upon the motion of any party to the action, except as otherwise provided in this part and Part 6, Adjudication of Parentage , the tribunal shall order the child and other designated individuals to submit to genetic testing if the request for testing is supported by the sworn statement of a party to the proceeding:
(a)alleging parentage and stating facts establishing a reasonable probability of the requisite sexual contact between the individuals; or
(b)denying parentage and stating facts establishing a possibility that sexual contact between the individuals, if any, did not result in the conception of the child.
(2)If a request for genetic testing of a child is made before birth, the tribunal may not order in-utero testing.
(3)If two or more individuals are subject to an order for genetic testing, the testing may be ordered concurrently or sequentially.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426 , 2025 General Session