New Jersey Revised Statutes § 9:17-52 - Evidence Relating To Paternity

9:17-52. Evidence relating to paternity
15.Evidence relating to paternity may include:

a. Evidence of sexual intercourse between the mother and alleged father at any possible time of conception;

b. An expert's opinion concerning the statistical probability of the alleged father's paternity, based upon the duration of the mother's pregnancy;

c. Genetic or blood tests, weighted in accordance with evidence, if available, of the statistical probability of the alleged father's paternity;

d. Medical or anthropological evidence relating to the alleged father's paternity of the child, based on tests performed by experts. If a man has been identified as a possible father of the child, the court may, and upon request of a party shall, require the child, the mother, and the man to submit to appropriate tests; and

e. All other evidence on behalf of any party, relevant to the issue of paternity of the child.

L.1983, c. 17, s. 15.


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