{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-406.091","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 406.091","heading":"Ratification of unchallenged acknowledgment of paternity -- Genetic tests","body":"to include tests for inherited characteristics -- Appointment of examiner of\ngenetic markers -- Genetic testing in contested paternity case -- Admissibility\nof test results -- Additional tests -- Costs.\n(1) An unchallenged acknowledgment of paternity shall be ratified under KRS Chapter\n213 without the requirement for judicial or administrative proceedings. If a genetic\ntest is required, the court shall direct that in herited characteristics be determined by\nappropriate testing procedures, and shall appoint an expert qualified as an examiner\nof genetic markers to analyze and interpret results and to report to the court.\n(2) In a contested paternity case, the child and a ll other parties shall submit to genetic\ntesting upon a request of any such party which shall be supported by a sworn\nstatement of the party, except for good cause.\n(3) Genetic test results are admissible and shall be weighed along with other evidence\nof the alleged father's paternity.\n(4) Any objection to genetic testing results shall be made in writing to the court within\ntwenty (20) days of receipt of genetic test results. If the results of genetic tests or\nthe expert's analysis of inherited characterist ics is disputed, the court, upon\nreasonable request of a party, shall order that an additional test be made by the same\nlaboratory or independent laboratory at the expense of the party requesting\nadditional testing. If no objection is made, the test result s are admissible as\nevidence of paternity without the need for foundation testimony or other proof of\nauthenticity or accuracy.\n(5) Verified documentation of the chain of custody in transmitting the blood specimens\nis competent evidence to establish the chain of custody.\n(6) A verified expert's report shall be admitted at trial unless the expert is called by a\nparty or the court as a witness to testify to his or her findings.\n(7) Except where the Office of the Attorney General administratively orders geneti c\ntesting, all costs associated with genetic testing shall be paid by the party who\nrequested that the action be brought pursuant to KRS 406.021.\n(8) When administratively ordered, the Office of the Attorney General shall pay the\ncost of genetic testing to establish paternity, subject to recoupment from the alleged\nfather when paternity is established. The Office of the Attorney General shall obtain\nadditional testing in any case if an original test is contested, upon request and\nadvance payment by the contestant.","path":["KRS Chapter 406"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56578","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:33Z","sha256":"b83792be3da2925a7dd049986205ba3791ef9af0e6f97f27cbe901ca82038d92","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-406.090","next":"us-ky/krs-406.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}