Vermont § 603 - Court order for testing

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§ 603. Court order for testing

  • (a) Order to submit to genetic testing. Except as provided in section 615 of this title or as otherwise provided in this chapter, upon motion the court may order a child
    and other persons to submit to genetic testing. (b) Presumption of genetic parentage. Genetic testing of the person who gave birth to a child shall not be ordered to prove
    that such person is the genetic parent unless there is a reasonable, good faith basis
    to dispute genetic parentage. (c) In utero testing. A court shall not order in utero genetic testing. (d) Concurrent or sequential testing. If two or more persons are subject to court-ordered genetic testing, the testing may
    be ordered concurrently or sequentially. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

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