Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

can you get a court order to test for paternity before the child is born


Asked on 1/21/10, 1:16 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Donald Boyd The Boyd Law Firm, P.C.

This is an interesting question. The first thing to consider would be how to obtain a DNA sample from the unborn child. It would probably be better to wait until after the child has been born to seek a test. However, there may be nothing preventing a parent from initiating parentage proceedings in anticipation of the birth.

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Answered on 1/26/10, 1:45 pm


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