§ 14-20-48 — (621) Admissibility of results of genetic testing - Expenses

North Dakota § 14-20-48

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 14: Domestic Relations and Persons
• Ch. 14-20: Uniform Parentage Act

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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a record of a genetic-testing expert is
admissible as evidence of the truth of the facts asserted in the report unless a party
objects to its admission within fourteen days after its receipt by the objecting party and
cites specific grounds for exclusion. The admissibility of the report is not affected by
whether the testing was performed:
a. Voluntarily or pursuant to an order of the court or a support enforcement agency;
or
b. Before or after the commencement of the proceeding.
2. A party objecting to the results of genetic testing may call one or more genetic-testing
experts to testify in person or by telephone, videoconference, deposition, or another
method approved by the court. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the party
offering the testimony bears the expense for the expert testifying.
3. If a child has a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father, the results of genetic
testing are inadmissible to adjudicate parentage unless performed:
a. With the consent of both the mother and the presumed, acknowledged, or
adjudicated father; or
b. Pursuant to an order of the court under section 14-20-26.
4. Copies of bills for genetic testing and for prenatal and postnatal health care for the
mother and child which are furnished to the adverse party not less than ten days
before the date of a hearing are admissible to establish:
a. The amount of the charges billed; and
b. That the charges were reasonable, necessary, and customary.