Nothing in this part prevents a party to an action or proceeding from producing other expert evidence on the matter covered by this part; but, where other expert witnesses are called by a party to the action or proceeding, their fees shall be paid by the party calling them and only ordinary witness fees shall be taxed as costs in the action or proceeding.
Cal. Fam. Code § 7557
Genetic Testing to Determine Parentage
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 33 Cal. App. 4th 73 - County of El Dorado v. Misura (1995)
Most recently applied in 85 Cal. App. 4th 51 - City and County of San Francisco v. Givens (November 2000)
Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.