| | Sec. B-12. 19-A MRSA §1605, sub-§2, ¶J, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, | Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: |
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| J. A statement that if the alleged father files a written | denial of paternity: |
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| (1) The department will provide an expert examiner of | blood or tissue types to conduct blood or tissue-typing | tests on the mother, child and alleged father and the | tests will be conducted as follows. |
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| (a) The alleged father is required to submit to | tests, which may include, but are not limited to, |
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| tests of red cell antigens, red cell isoenzymes, | human leukocyte antigens and serum proteins. |
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| (b) The department will pay the initial cost of | the tests. |
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| (c) An indigent alleged father is not liable for | reimbursement of the cost of the tests; |
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| (2) If the alleged father refuses to submit to tests | under subparagraph (1), the proceeding will be filed in | a court as a paternity proceeding; |
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| (3) If the alleged father is not excluded by the test | results and he does not, within 15 days of the ordinary | mailing to him of a report and copy of the blood or | tissue-typing results, execute and deliver to the | department an acknowledgment of paternity of the child | in accordance with the laws of the state in which the | child was born, the proceeding will be filed in a court | as a paternity proceeding; and |
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| (4) If the alleged father is excluded by the test | results as the biological father of the child, the | proceeding will be filed in a court as a paternity | proceeding for disposition under section 1561 1951, | subsection 1, paragraph A 4; |
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| | Sec. B-13. 19-A MRSA §1606, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. | B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | 1. Establish as father. Establish the alleged father as the | biological father of the child; |
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