According to Section 2491 of the Civil procedure law, the court on the basis of a petition from a participant in the matter shall determine expert-examination for the specification of the child’s biological descent. If one of the participants in the matter evades the expert-examination, the court shall take a decision regarding the forced conveyance of such person for the conduct of the expert-examination.
Important! The costs of the expert-examination shall be covered by the plaintiff, but it may be recovered from the defendant in case of a positive result. The costs of the expert-examination may vary depending on the place where it is carried out.
Medical institutions that can carry out the analysis for determination of paternity are following:
- Latvia State Centre for Forensic Medical Examination (Valsts Tiesu medicīnas ekspertīzes centrs);
- State owned company “Children clinical university hospital”, Medical genetics clinic (Valsts SIA „Bernu klīniska universitātes slimnīca”, Medicīniskas genetikas klīnika);
- State police Biological expertise unit of the Forensic Department (Valsts policijas Kriminālistikas pārvaldes Bioloģisko ekspertīžu nodala);
- “Genera” Ltd.
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