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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15C, § 603

Court order for testing

Known as the Vermont Parentage Act

The act spans §§ 15C-101 to 15C-809 (74 sections).

Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj

(a) Order to submit to genetic testing. Except as provided in section 615 of this title or as otherwise provided in this chapter, upon motion the court may order a child and other persons to submit to genetic testing.

(b) Presumption of genetic parentage. Genetic testing of the person who gave birth to a child shall not be ordered to prove that such person is the genetic parent unless there is a reasonable, good faith basis to dispute genetic parentage.

(c) In utero testing. A court shall not order in utero genetic testing.

(d) Concurrent or sequential testing. If two or more persons are subject to court-ordered genetic testing, the testing may be ordered concurrently or sequentially.

Official source: Vermont General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Vermont statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.