Section 14-2-704 – Report of Genetic Testing.
14-2-704. Report of genetic testing. (a) A report of genetic testing shall be in a record and signed under penalty of perjury by a designee of the testing laboratory. A report made under the requirements of this article is self-authenticating. (b) Documentation from the testing laboratory of the following information is sufficient to establish a […]
Section 14-2-705 – Genetic Testing Results; Rebuttal.
14-2-705. Genetic testing results; rebuttal. (a) Under this act, a man is rebuttably identified as the father of a child if the genetic testing complies with this article and the results disclose that: (i) The man has at least a ninety-nine percent (99%) probability of paternity, using a prior probability of one-half (1/2), as calculated […]
Section 14-2-706 – Costs of Genetic Testing.
14-2-706. Costs of genetic testing. (a) Subject to assessment of costs under article 7 of this act, the cost of initial genetic testing shall be advanced: (i) By a child support enforcement agency in a proceeding in which the agency is providing services; (ii) By the individual who made the request; (iii) As agreed by […]
Section 14-2-707 – Additional Genetic Testing.
14-2-707. Additional genetic testing. The court or the child support enforcement agency shall order additional genetic testing upon the request of a party who contests the result of the original testing. If the previous genetic testing identified a man as the father of the child under W.S. 14-2-705, the court or agency may not order […]
Section 14-2-708 – Deceased Individual.
14-2-708. Deceased individual. For good cause shown, the court may order genetic testing of a deceased individual.
Section 14-2-709 – Identical Brothers.
14-2-709. Identical brothers. (a) The court may order genetic testing of a brother of a man identified as the father of a child if the man is commonly believed to have an identical brother and evidence suggests that the brother may be the genetic father of the child. (b) If each brother satisfies the requirements […]
Section 14-2-710 – Confidentiality of Genetic Testing.
14-2-710. Confidentiality of genetic testing. (a) In all cases where paternity testing is undertaken, all genetic information, including genetic material and test results, shall be maintained only as long as an accreditation body specified in W.S. 14-2-703 requires such materials to be maintained for accreditation purposes. Thereafter, all materials shall be destroyed or returned to […]
Section 14-2-701 – Scope of Article.
14-2-701. Scope of article. (a) This article governs genetic testing of an individual to determine parentage, whether the individual: (i) Voluntarily submits to testing; or (ii) Is tested pursuant to an order of the court or a child support enforcement agency.
Section 14-2-702 – Order for Testing.
14-2-702. Order for testing. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article and article 8 of this act, the court 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: (i) Alleging paternity and stating […]
Section 14-2-703 – Requirements for Genetic Testing.
14-2-703. Requirements for genetic testing. (a) Genetic testing shall be of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in the field of genetic testing and performed in a testing laboratory accredited by: (i) The American Association of Blood Banks, or a successor to its functions; (ii) The American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, or a […]