Alabama § 26-17-505 Genetic Testing Results; Rebuttal

Alabama Statutes

§ 26-17-505 — Genetic Testing Results; Rebuttal

Alabama § 26-17-505

Title 26Infants and Incompetents

Ch. 17Alabama Uniform Parentage Act

Art. 5Genetic Testing

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Ala. Code § 26-17-505 (2026).

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(a)Under this chapter, a man is rebuttably identified as the father of a child if the genetic testing complies with this article and the results disclose that:

(1)the man has at least a 99 percent probability of paternity, using a prior probability of 0.50, as calculated by using the combined paternity index obtained in the testing; and

(2)a combined paternity index of at least 100 to 1.

(b)A man identified under subsection (a) as the father of the child may rebut the genetic testing results only by other genetic testing satisfying the requirements of this article which:

(1)excludes the man as a genetic father of the child; or

(2)identifies another man as the possible father of the child.

(c)Except as otherwise provided in Section 26-17-510, if more than one man is identified by gen

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(a) Under this chapter, a man is rebuttably identified as the father of a child if the genetic testing complies with this article and the results disclose that:
(1) the man has at least a 99 percent probability of paternity, using a prior probability of 0.50, as calculated by using the combined paternity index obtained in the testing; and
(2) a combined paternity index of at least 100 to 1.
(b) A man identified under subsection (a) as the father of the child may rebut the genetic testing results only by other genetic testing satisfying the requirements of this article which:
(1) excludes the man as a genetic father of the child; or
(2) identifies another man as the possible father of the child.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in Section 26-17-510, if more than one man is identified by genetic testing as the possible father of the child, the court or the Alabama Department of Human Resources pursuant to Section 30-3-197 shall order them to submit to further genetic testing to identify the genetic father.