{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15c-v.s.a.-604","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15C V.S.A. § 604","heading":"Genetic testing results","body":"(a) A person shall be identified as a genetic parent of a child if the genetic testing of the person complies with this chapter and the results of testing disclose that the individual has at least a 99 percent 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 chapter 3 of this title or by admission pursuant to section 112 of this title, presumed parentage under chapter 4 of this title, de facto parentage under chapter 5 of this title, and parentage by intended parents under chapter 7 or 8 of this title.\n(c) A person 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 person as a genetic parent of the child; or\n(2) identifies a person other than the person who gave birth to the child as a possible genetic parent of the child.","path":["Title 15C: Parentage Proceedings","Chapter 006: Genetic Parentage"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/15C/006/00604","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:00Z","sha256":"a27e44205a726b1e057cfe6347af222d6f703c4ed303834d6e0323850fb13dc6","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15c-v.s.a.-603","next":"us-vt/15c-v.s.a.-605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}