Utah Code 78B-15-502. Order for testing
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(1) Upon the motion of any party to the action, except as otherwise provided in this part and Part 6, Adjudication of Parentage , the tribunal shall order the child and other designated individuals to submit to genetic testing if the request for testing is supported by the sworn statement of a party to the proceeding:
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-15-502
- Child: means an individual of any age whose parentage may be determined under this chapter. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
- Genetic testing: means an analysis of genetic markers to exclude or identify a man as the father or a woman as the mother of a child. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
- Tribunal: means a court of law, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to determine parentage. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
(1)(a) alleging paternity and stating facts establishing a reasonable probability of the requisite sexual contact between the individuals; or
(1)(b) denying paternity and stating facts establishing a possibility that sexual contact between the individuals, if any, did not result in the conception of the child.
(2) If a request for genetic testing of a child is made before birth, the tribunal may not order in-utero testing.
(3) If two or more men are subject to an order for genetic testing, the testing may be ordered concurrently or sequentially.