The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 15C : Parentage Proceedings
Chapter 006 : Genetic Parentage
(Cite as: 15C V.S.A. § 610)-
§ 610. Costs of genetic testing
(a) The costs of initial genetic testing shall be paid:
(1) by the Office of Child Support in a proceeding in which the Office is providing services, if the Office requests such testing;
(2) as agreed by the parties or, if the parties cannot agree, by the person who made the request for genetic testing; or
(3) as ordered by the court.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a person who challenges a presumption, acknowledgment, or admission of parentage shall bear the cost for any genetic testing requested by such person.
(c) In cases in which the payment for the costs of initial genetic testing is advanced pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Office of Child Support may seek reimbursement from the genetic parent whose parent-child relationship is established. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
