[§584A-502] Pretrial recommendations. (a) On the basis of the information produced at the pretrial hearing held pursuant to section 584A-501, the judge conducting the hearing shall evaluate the probability of determining the existence or nonexistence of the parent-child relationship in a trial and whether a judicial declaration of the relationship would be in the best interest of the child pursuant to section 571-46(b). On the basis of the evaluation, an appropriate recommendation for settlement shall be made to the parties, which may include any of the following:
(b) If the parties accept a recommendation made in accordance with subsection (a), judgment shall be entered accordingly.
(c) If a party refuses to accept the final recommendation made under subsection (a) and genetic tests have not been taken, the court may order the parties to submit to genetic tests, if practicable. Thereafter the judge shall make an appropriate final recommendation. If a party refuses to accept the final recommendation, the action shall be set for trial.
(d) A guardian ad litem appointed for the child may accept or refuse to accept a recommendation under this section.
(e) The pretrial hearing may be terminated and the action set for trial if the judge conducting the hearing finds it unlikely that all parties would accept a recommendation the judge may make under subsection (a) or (c). [L 2025, c 298, pt of §2]