IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Petitioner,
and
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Respondent.
Case No.:
Division:
ORDER ON MOTION FOR SCIENTIFIC PATERNITY TESTING
This cause having come to be heard on {date} , upon a motion/stipulation for scientific
paternity testing, and the Court having been fully advised in the premises, it is therefore FOUND:
1. That the Court has jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter of this action.
2. {choose one only}
a._____ That the natural mother of the dependent child(ren) at issue was not married to any
individual at the time of conception or birth of the child(ren).
b. _____ That the natural mother of the dependent child(ren) at issue was married to an individual
other than the alleged father at the time of conception or birth of said child(ren); however, a court
order has determined that said individual is not the child(ren)s father.
It is therefore ORDERED:
3. The above motion is GRANTED.
4. Petitioner, Respondent, and the minor child(ren) shall appear for the purpose of appropriate
scientific paternity testing:
{choose one only}
a. _____immediately.
b. _____at a.m./p.m. on {date} at {location} ______________________
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c. _____ at a time and place to be specified by the Florida Department of Revenue. Appropriate
scientific paternity testing on Petitioner, Respondent, and the minor child(ren) shall be in
{city} , Florida, with at least 30 days advance written notice. If the
Florida Department of Revenue fails to notify the party(ies), the party(ies) shall contact the Florida
Department of Revenue for further instructions.
Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.983(f), Order on Motion for Scientific Paternity Testing
(03/15)
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5. The costs of the scientific paternity testing shall be assessed:
( ) at a later date ( ) against Petitioner ( ) against Respondent ( ) Other {explain}
.
6. The test results, together with the opinions and conclusions of the test laboratory, shall be filed with
the Court. Any objection to the test results must be made in writing and must be filed with the
Court at least 10 days before the hearing. If no objection is filed, the test results shall be admitted
into evidence with no further predicate. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits a party from calling an
outside expert witness to refute or support the testing procedure or results or the mathematical
theory on which they are based.
7. Test results are admissible in evidence and should be weighed along with other evidence of the
paternity of the alleged father unless the statistical probability of paternity equals or exceeds 95
percent. A statistical probability of 95 percent or more creates a rebuttable presumption that the
alleged father is the biological father of the child(ren). If the party fails to rebut the presumption of
paternity, the Court may enter a summary judgment of paternity. If the test results show the alleged
father cannot be the biological father, the case shall be dismissed with prejudice.
8. The Court reserves jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter of this action to enforce the
terms and provisions of this and all previous orders as well as to enter such other orders as may be
just.
DONE AND ORDERED on , in ___________________________, Florida.
CIRCUIT JUDGE
I CERTIFY that a copy of {name of document(s)}_______________________ was ( ) mailed ( ) faxed and
mailed ( ) e-mailed ( ) hand-delivered to the parties and any other person(s) or entities listed below on
{date} ________________________________________.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
(SEAL)
By:
Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.983(f), Order on Motion for Scientific Paternity Testing
(03/15)
Deputy Clerk or Judicial Assistant
Petitioner (or his or her attorney)
Respondent (or his or her attorney)
Other: ________________________
Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.983(f), Order on Motion for Scientific Paternity Testing
(03/15)