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Va. Code Ann. § 20-49.1 How parent and child relationship established
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A. The parent and child relationship between a child and a woman may be established prima facie by proof of her having given birth to the child, or as otherwise provided in this chapter. B. The parent and child relationship between a child and a man may be established by: 1. Scie…
Va. Code Ann. § 20-49.10 Relief from legal determination of paternity
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An individual may file a petition for relief and, except as provided herein, the court may set aside a final judgment, court order, administrative order, obligation to pay child support or any legal determination of paternity if a scientifically reliable genetic test performed in…
Va. Code Ann. § 20-49.2 Commencement of action; parties; jurisdiction
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Proceedings under this chapter may be instituted upon petition, verified by oath or affirmation, filed by a child, a parent, a person claiming parentage, a person standing in loco parentis to the child or having legal custody of the child or a representative of the Department of …
Va. Code Ann. § 20-49.3 Admission of genetic tests
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A. In the trial of any matter in any court in which the question of parentage arises, the court, upon its own motion or upon motion of either party, may and, in cases in which child support is in issue, shall direct and order that the alleged parents and the child submit to scien…