§ 7640

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 876, Sec. 53. (AB 2684) Effective January 1, 2019.

The court may order reasonable fees of counsel, experts, and the child’s guardian ad litem, and other costs of the action and pretrial proceedings, including genetic testing, to be paid by the parties, excluding any governmental entity, in proportions and at times determined by the court. The court may apply the standards set forth in Sections 2032 and 7605 in making this determination.

Other sections in Article 1 - Determination of Parent and Child Relationship

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