North Dakota § 14-20-49 (622) Consequences of declining genetic testing

North Dakota Statutes

§ 14-20-49 — (622) Consequences of declining genetic testing

North Dakota § 14-20-49

Title 14Domestic Relations and Persons

Ch. 14-20Uniform Parentage Act

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N.D. Cent. Code § 14-20-49 (2026).

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1.An order for genetic testing is enforceable by contempt.

2.If an individual whose paternity is being determined declines to submit to genetic testing ordered by the court, the court for that reason may adjudicate parentage contrary to the position of that individual.

3.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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1. An order for genetic testing is enforceable by contempt.
2. If an individual whose paternity is being determined declines to submit to genetic
testing ordered by the court, the court for that reason may adjudicate parentage
contrary to the position of that individual.
3. 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.