California Code of Regulations
Title 22 - Social Security
Division 13 - Department of Child Support Services
Chapter 7 - Intergovernmental Cases
Article 5 - California as Responding State
Section 117501 - Paternity as a Responding Jurisdiction

Universal Citation: 22 CA Code of Regs 117501

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 52, December 27, 2024

(a) When California is the responding jurisdiction and genetic tests are requested to establish paternity, a local child support agency shall select the laboratory and provide the laboratory with sufficient information to schedule the genetic testing for the mother, child, and alleged father.

(b) A local child support agency shall give full faith and credit to another state's or foreign country's judgment of parentage and shall not order genetic tests unless the judgment is vacated in the state or foreign country that issued the order or found to be unenforceable in this state.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 17306, 17310 and 17312, Family Code. Reference: Sections 5604 and 5700.201, Family Code; and 45 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 303.7.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 17306, 17310 and 17312, Family Code. Reference: Section 4905 and 5604, Family Code; and 45 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 303.7.

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