N.Y. FCT Law § 1038-A
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Discovery; upon court order
Official statutory text
§ 1038-a. Discovery; upon court order. Upon motion of a petitioner or\nattorney for the child, the court may order a respondent to provide\nnontestimonial evidence, only if the court finds probable cause that the\nevidence is reasonably related to establishing the allegations in a\npetition filed pursuant to this article. Such order may include, but not\nbe limited to, provision for the taking of samples of blood, urine, hair\nor other materials from the respondent's body in a manner not involving\nan unreasonable intrusion or risk of serious physical injury to the\nrespondent.\n
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