136 So. 3d 796 - Bruce v. Bruce’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “B. (1) If the notarial act of acknowledgment has not been revoked within sixty days in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, a person who executed an authentic act of acknowledgment may petition the' court to revoke such acknowledgment only upon proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that such act was induced by fraud, duress, material mistake of fact or error, or that. the person is not the biological parent of the child. |7(2) The mover shall institute the proceeding by ordinary process, within a two-year period commencing with the execution of the authentic act of acknowledgment of paternity, in a court of competent jurisdiction upon notice to the other party who executed the notarial act of acknowledgment and other necessary parties including the office of family support, support enforcement services of the Department of Social Services. If the court .finds based upon the evidence presented at the hearing that there is substantial likelihood that fraud, duress, material mistake of fact or error existed in the execution of the act or that the person who executed the authentic act of acknowledgment is not the’ .biological father, then, and only then, the court shall order genetic tests pursuant to [LSA-R.S.] 9:396. Nothing herein shall preclude the mover from presenting any other evidence as a substitute for the genetic tests if it is not possible to conduct such tests. (Emphasis added).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Webb v. Brown