{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-604","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-8.1-604","heading":"Genetic testing results.","body":"(a) An individual shall be identified as a genetic parent of a child if the genetic testing of the individual complies with this chapter and the results of testing disclose that the individual has at least a ninety-nine percent (99%) probability of parentage as determined by the testing laboratory.\n(b) Identification of a genetic parent through genetic testing does not establish parentage absent adjudication under this chapter and a court may rely on nongenetic evidence to determine parentage, including parentage by acknowledgment pursuant to article 3 of this chapter or by admission pursuant to § 15-8.1-111, presumed parentage under article 4 of this chapter, de facto parentage under article 5 of this chapter, and parentage by intended parents under articles 7 or 8 of this chapter.\n(c) An individual identified under subsection (a) of this section as a genetic parent of a child may rebut the genetic testing results only by other genetic testing satisfying the requirements of this chapter that:\n(1) Excludes the individual as a genetic parent of the child; or\n(2) Identifies an individual, other than the individual who gave birth to the child, as a possible genetic parent of the child.","path":["Title 15 Domestic Relations","Chapter 8.1 Uniform Parentage Act","Article 6 Genetic Parentage"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE15/15-8.1/15-6/15-8.1-604.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:36Z","sha256":"ffd65c3f7dc00678d976aeab03bddd491dfc8d0096e5a1c46cb24422b3778655","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-603","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}