Vermont § 609 - Adjudication of parentage based on genetic testing
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§ 609. Adjudication of parentage based on genetic testing
- (a)(1) If genetic testing results pursuant to section 604 of this title exclude a person as the genetic parent of a child, the court shall find that person
is not a genetic parent of the child and may not adjudicate the person as the child’s
parent on the basis of genetic testing. (2) If genetic testing results pursuant to section 604 of this title identify a person as the genetic parent of a child, the court shall find that person
to be the genetic parent and may adjudicate the person as the child’s parent, unless
otherwise provided by this title. (3) Subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection do not apply if the results of genetic
testing are admitted for the purpose of rebutting results of other genetic testing.
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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