Md. Code, Family Law § 5-1021
This is the official text of Md. Code, Family Law § 5-1021, part of Maryland’s Code, Family Law — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§5–1021.
Official statutory text
(a) The attorney for the Administration may request any individual named in a paternity complaint to submit to a blood or genetic test.
(b) If the individual refuses the attorney for the Administration’s request to submit to a blood or genetic test, the attorney for the Administration may apply to the circuit court for an order that directs the individual to submit to the test.
(b) If the individual refuses the attorney for the Administration’s request to submit to a blood or genetic test, the attorney for the Administration may apply to the circuit court for an order that directs the individual to submit to the test.
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