Delaware Statutes
§ 8-502 — Order for testing
Delaware § 8-502
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Bluebook
Del. Code tit. 13, § 8-502 (2026).
Text
(a)Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter and subchapter VII of this chapter, the court shall order the child and other designated individuals to submit to genetic testing if the request for testing is supported by the sworn statement of a party to the proceeding:
(1)Alleging paternity and stating facts establishing a reasonable probability of the requisite sexual contact between the individuals; or
(2)Denying paternity and stating facts establishing a possibility that sexual contact between the individuals, if any, did not result in the conception of the child.
(b)A support-enforcement agency may order genetic testing only if there is no presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father.
(c)If a request for genetic testing of a child is made before birth, the court or suppor
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Legislative History
74 Del. Laws, c. 136, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1
Nearby Sections
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§ 8-101
Short Title§ 8-102
Definitions§ 8-104
Court of this State§ 8-105
Protection of participants§ 8-106
Determination of maternity§ 8-301
Acknowledgement of paternity§ 8-303
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Bluebook (online)
Delaware § 8-502, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/de/6/8-502.