California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 7551.5

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 652, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2000.

All hospitals, local child support agencies, welfare offices, and family courts shall facilitate genetic tests for purposes of enforcement of this chapter. This may include having a health care professional available for purposes of extracting samples to be used for genetic testing.

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Cal. Fam. Code § 7551.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fam/division-12-parent-and-child-relationship/part-2-presumption-concerning-child-of-marriage-and-genetic-testing-to-determine-parentage/chapter-2-genetic-testing-to-determine-parentage/section-7551.5

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Genetic Testing to Determine Parentage

§ 7550§ 7550.5§ 7551§ 7551.5§ 7552§ 7552.5§ 7553§ 7554§ 7555§ 7556§ 7557§ 7558§ 7559§ 7560§ 7562

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