9:17-52 - Evidence relating to paternity
9:17-52. Evidence relating to paternity
Evidence relating to paternity may include:
a. Evidence of sexual intercourse between the mother and alleged father at any possible time of conception;
b. An expert's opinion concerning the statistical probability of the alleged father's paternity, based upon the duration of the mother's pregnancy;
c. Genetic or blood tests, weighted in accordance with evidence, if available, of the statistical probability of the alleged father's paternity;
d. Medical or anthropological evidence relating to the alleged father's paternity of the child, based on tests performed by experts. If a man has been identified as a possible father of the child, the court may, and upon request of a party shall, require the child, the mother, and the man to submit to appropriate tests; and
e. All other evidence on behalf of any party, relevant to the issue of paternity of the child.
L.1983, c. 17, s. 15.