Alabama § 26-17-622 Consequences of Declining Genetic Testing

Alabama Statutes

§ 26-17-622 — Consequences of Declining Genetic Testing

Alabama § 26-17-622

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 26Infants and Incompetents

Ch. 17Alabama Uniform Parentage Act

Art. 6Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage

Part 2Special Rules for Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage

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Ala. Code § 26-17-622 (2026).

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(a)A court order for genetic testing is enforceable by contempt.

(b)If a party declines to submit to genetic testing ordered by the court, the court for that reason may adjudicate parentage contrary to the position of that party.

(c)Genetic testing of the mother of a child is not a condition precedent to testing the child and a man whose paternity is being determined. If the mother is unavailable or declines to submit to genetic testing, the court may order the testing of the child and every man whose paternity is being adjudicated.

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(a) A court order for genetic testing is enforceable by contempt.
(b) If a party declines to submit to genetic testing ordered by the court, the court for that reason may adjudicate parentage contrary to the position of that party.
(c) Genetic testing of the mother of a child is not a condition precedent to testing the child and a man whose paternity is being determined. If the mother is unavailable or declines to submit to genetic testing, the court may order the testing of the child and every man whose paternity is being adjudicated.