Duty of court to order blood or genetic testing
Sec. 9.1. (a) At the initial hearing held under section 9 of this
chapter, the court shall order all the parties to the paternity action to
undergo blood or genetic testing.
(b) If the alleged father is unable to pay for the initial costs of the
testing, the court shall order that the tests be paid by the state
department of health from putative father registry fees collected
under IC 31-19-2-8(2). The state department of health may recover
costs from an individual found to be the biological father of the child
in the action.
As added by P.L.200-1999, SEC.4.
Last modified: May 24, 2006