DIVISION 12. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP 7500-7961›PART 2. PRESUMPTION CONCERNING CHILD OF MARRIAGE AND BLOOD TESTS TO DETERMINE PATERNITY 7540-7577›CHAPTER 2. Blood Tests to Determine Paternity 7550-7558
§ 7556
California Family Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
This part applies to criminal actions subject to the following limitations and provisions:
(a) An order for the tests shall be made only upon application of a party or on the court’s initiative.
(b) The compensation of the experts, other than an expert witness appointed by the court for the court’s needs, shall be paid by the county under order of court. The compensation of an expert witness appointed for the court’s needs shall be paid by the court.
(c) The court may direct a verdict of acquittal upon the conclusions of all the experts under Section 7554; otherwise, the case shall be submitted for determination upon all the evidence.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 470, Sec. 23. (AB 1529) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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