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HB 0344 - Paternity; parties beyond movants in a child support case request a genetic test; allow

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: Katie Dempsey (R)
Last Action: 7/1/2018 - Effective Date
House Committee: Juvenile Justice
Senate Committee: Judiciary
Assigned To:
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

HB 344 amends Code Section 19-7-54 of the OCGA by revising subsection (d), allowing for a party who is involved in the Department of Human Services’ (DHS) enforcement to request a genetic test from the DHS. The Department of Human Services can deny the request if the paternity test was previously completed, the child has been adopted by the requester or member of DHS, the child was born of artificial insemination, or if the DHS had previously offered genetic testing. 

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