New Mexico § 40-11A-505 Genetic testing results; rebuttal

New Mexico Statutes

§ 40-11A-505 — Genetic testing results; rebuttal

New Mexico § 40-11A-505

Ch. 40Domestic Affairs

Art. 5GENETIC TESTING

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-11A-505 (2026).

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A. Pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act, 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 ninety-nine percent probability of paternity, using a prior probability of zero point five zero, as calculated by using the combined paternity index obtained in the testing; and (2) a combined paternity index of at least one hundred to one. B. A man identified pursuant to Subsection A of this section as the father of the child may rebut the genetic testing results only by other genetic testing satisfying the requirements of this article that:

(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 o

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A. Pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act, 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 ninety-nine percent probability of paternity, using a prior probability of zero point five zero, as calculated by using the combined paternity index obtained in the testing; and (2) a combined paternity index of at least one hundred to one. B. A man identified pursuant to Subsection A of this section as the father of the child may rebut the genetic testing results only by other genetic testing satisfying the requirements of this article that: (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 5-510 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act, if more than one man is identified by genetic testing as the possible father of the child, the court shall order them to submit to further genetic testing to identify the genetic father.