{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-26-17-505","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 26-17-505","heading":"Genetic Testing Results; Rebuttal.","body":"(a) Under this chapter, a man is rebuttably identified as the father of a child if the genetic testing complies with this article and the results disclose that:\n(1) the man has at least a 99 percent probability of paternity, using a prior probability of 0.50, as calculated by using the combined paternity index obtained in the testing; and\n(2) a combined paternity index of at least 100 to 1.\n(b) A man identified under subsection (a) as the father of the child may rebut the genetic testing results only by other genetic testing satisfying the requirements of this article which:\n(1) excludes the man as a genetic father of the child; or\n(2) identifies another man as the possible father of the child.\n(c) Except as otherwise provided in Section 26-17-510, if more than one man is identified by genetic testing as the possible father of the child, the court or the Alabama Department of Human Resources pursuant to Section 30-3-197 shall order them to submit to further genetic testing to identify the genetic father.","path":["Title 26 Infants and Incompetents.","Chapter 17 Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.","Article 5 Genetic Testing."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-17-505","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"da4a7a42c6a49a5ed9b448ac2945da048daac04142b8e45818159e62ad049181","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-26-17-504","next":"us-al/ala.-code-26-17-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}