Wyoming § 14-2-814 Consequences of declining genetic testing

Wyoming Statutes

§ 14-2-814 — Consequences of declining genetic testing

Wyoming § 14-2-814

Title 14Children

Ch. 2PARENTS

Art. 8PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-814 (2026).

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(a)A person who declines to comply with an order for genetic testing is guilty of contempt of court.

(b)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.

(c)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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(a) A person who declines to comply with an order for
genetic testing is guilty of contempt of court.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.