Blood Tests

Blood Tests. (a) The court may, and upon request of a party shall, require the child, mother, or alleged father to submit to blood tests. The tests shall be performed by an expert qualified as an examiner of blood types, appointed by the court. (b) The court, upon reasonable request by a party, shall order that independent tests be performed by other experts qualified as examiners of blood types. (c) In all cases, the court shall determine the number and qualifications of the experts. (d) The blood and genetic test results create a rebuttable presumption of parentage if the results establish a probability of parentage of 95 percent or higher. The presumption may be rebutted only by clear and convincing evidence offered by the defendant. Source: PL 4-38, § 11.