Vermont § 608 Consequences of declining genetic testing

Vermont Statutes

§ 608 — Consequences of declining genetic testing

Vermont § 608

Title 15CTitle 15C: Parentage Proceedings

Ch. 6Chapter 006: Genetic Parentage

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15C, § 608 (2026).

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(a)If a person whose parentage is being determined under this chapter declines to submit to genetic testing ordered by the court, the court for that reason may adjudicate parentage contrary to the position of that person.

(b)Genetic testing of the person who gave birth to a child is not a condition precedent to testing the child and an individual whose parentage is being determined under this chapter. If the person who gave birth is unavailable or declines to submit to genetic testing, the court may order the testing of the child and every person whose genetic parentage is being adjudicated. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

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(a) If a person whose parentage is being determined under this chapter declines to submit to genetic testing ordered by the court, the court for that reason may adjudicate parentage contrary to the position of that person.
(b) Genetic testing of the person who gave birth to a child is not a condition precedent to testing the child and an individual whose parentage is being determined under this chapter. If the person who gave birth is unavailable or declines to submit to genetic testing, the court may order the testing of the child and every person whose genetic parentage is being adjudicated. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)