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Ala. Code § 26-17-502

Order for Testing.

Known as the Alabama Uniform Parentage Act

The act spans §§ 26-17-1 to 26-17-905 (109 sections).

(Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article and Article 6, the court shall order the child and other designated individuals to submit to genetic testing if the request for testing is made by a party to the proceeding, the Alabama Department of Human Resources, or the representative of the child.

(b) The Alabama Department of Human Resources may order genetic testing only in accordance with Section 30-3-197(a)(1).

(c) If a request for genetic testing of a child is made before birth, the court or the Alabama Department of Human Resources 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.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.