A. In a civil action in which paternity is a relevant fact and at issue, except as otherwise provided in this Article and Article 6 of the Uniform Parentage Act, the court shall order the child and other designated individuals to submit to genetic testing if the request is made by a party to the proceeding to determine parentage.
B. The Department of Human Services Child Support Enforcement Division may order genetic testing only if there is no presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father.
C. If a request for genetic testing of a child is made before birth, the court or the Department of Human Services may not order in utero testing.
D. If two or more men are subject to court-ordered genetic testing, the testing may be ordered concurrently or sequentially.
Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 24, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
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