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Q: If a court order says "Immediate Genetic Testing", can I provide this to a testing facility to get results on file?

I have a Court Order from Oklahoma for immediate genetic testing of the father of my child. The Armed Forces Medical Examiner System has a DNA test on file that was apart of a Criminal Investigation involving myself, the father and the child included on the court order. I have received the redacted version of the DNA test prior to the court order. Is this sufficient enough to release the DNA test results if the person on the Court Order is the same as the DNA results AND the results show him to be 99.9% the father?

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  • Divorce Lawyer
  • Colorado Springs, CO
  • Licensed in Colorado

A: Probably not. The order requires testing, not release of test results.

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