GroundRules
← Search the law
Delaware · Through 2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424) · Newer source version available

13 Del. C. § 8-506: Genetic testing results; challenge to results [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].

Read at publisher ↗
Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 13. Domestic Relations
  2. CHAPTER 8. Uniform Parentage Act [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].
  3. Subchapter V. Genetic Testing [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].

(a) Subject to a challenge under subsection (b) of this section, an individual is identified under this chapter as a genetic parent of a child if genetic testing complies with this subchapter and the results of the testing disclose:

(1) The individual has at least a 99% percent probability of parentage, using a prior probability of 0.50, as calculated by using the combined relationship index obtained in the testing; and

(2) A combined relationship index of at least 100 to 1.

(b) An individual identified under subsection (a) of this section as a genetic parent of the child may challenge the genetic testing results only by other genetic testing satisfying the requirements of this subchapter which:

(1) Excludes the individual as a genetic parent of the child; or

(2) Identifies another individual as a possible genetic parent of the child other than:

a. The individual who gave birth to the child; or

b. The individual identified under subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in § 8-511 of this title, if more than 1 individual other than the individual who gave birth is identified by genetic testing as a possible genetic parent of the child, the court shall order each individual to submit to further genetic testing to identify a genetic parent.

Collected 2026-09-05T23:02:16Z. Source file · JSON

Browse this collection