California Family Code CHAPTER 2 - Blood Tests to Determine Paternity
- Section 7550.
This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Act on Blood Tests to Determine Paternity.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 174. Effective January 1,
- Section 7551.
In a civil action or proceeding in which paternity is a relevant fact, the court may upon its own initiative or upon suggestion made by...
- Section 7551.5.
All hospitals, local child support agencies, welfare offices, and family courts shall facilitate genetic tests for purposes of enforcement of this chapter. This may include...
- Section 7552.
The genetic tests shall be performed by a laboratory approved by any accreditation body that has been approved by the United States Secretary of Health...
- Section 7552.5.
(a) A copy of the results of all genetic tests performed under Section 7552 or 7558 shall be served upon all parties, by any method of...
- Section 7553.
(a) The compensation of each expert witness appointed by the court shall be fixed at a reasonable amount. It shall be paid as the court shall...
- Section 7554.
(a) If the court finds that the conclusions of all the experts, as disclosed by the evidence based upon the tests, are that the alleged father...
- Section 7555.
(a) There is a rebuttable presumption, affecting the burden of proof, of paternity, if the court finds that the paternity index, as calculated by the experts...
- Section 7556.
This part applies to criminal actions subject to the following limitations and provisions:(a) An order for the tests shall be made only upon application of a...
- Section 7557.
Nothing in this part prevents a party to an action or proceeding from producing other expert evidence on the matter covered by this part; but,...
- Section 7558.
(a) This section applies only to cases where support enforcement services are being provided by the local child support agency pursuant to Section 17400.(b) In any civil...
Last modified: October 22, 2018