HOUSE BILL 876

File Code: Family Law

Sponsored By:

Delegates Gladden and Montague

Entitled:

Family Law - Paternity Proceedings - Legitimacy Presumption

Synopsis:

Establishing that a laboratory report of a blood or genetic test is sufficient to rebut the legitimacy presumption in paternity proceedings if definite exclusion is established or the testing is sufficiently extensive to exclude 97.3% of alleged fathers who are not biological fathers, and the statistical probability of the alleged father's paternity is at least 97.3%.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/11

First Reading Judiciary

2/16

Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.

3/10

Hearing cancelled

3/13

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHEMICAL TESTS

EVIDENCE

FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc

GENETICS

LABORATORIES

PATERNITY

REPORTS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Family Law

( 5-1027 , 5-1029 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Not available at this time

Amendments: None offered