The Right to Biological Truth versus Stability of the Family
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Sagatys, Gediminas
Beran, Roy G
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This article reports on a 2019 Lithuanian case of disputed paternity. The judgment highlights the challenges of requiring deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing of a family, where the infant is already part of an established family unit. The decision turned on the refusal of the putative parents to undergo imposed DNA testing. Ultimately, the Lithuanian Supreme Court (LSC) decided the matter according to the basis of the best interests of the child.
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Journal of law and Medicine
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© 2021 Thomson Reuters. This article was first published by Thomson Reuters in the Journal of Law and Medicine and should be cited as Mammadov, VG; Sagatys, G; Beran, RG, The Right to Biological Truth versus Stability of the Family, (2021) 28 JLM 1154. For all subscription inquiries please phone, from Australia: 1300 304 195, from Overseas: +61 2 8587 7980 or online at legal.thomsonreuters.com.au/search. The official PDF version of this article can also be purchased separately from Thomson Reuters at http://sites.thomsonreuters.com.au/journals/subscribe-or-purchase.
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Law and legal studies
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DNA testing
child's best interests
paternity
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Mammadov, VG; Sagatys, G; Beran, RG, The Right to Biological Truth versus Stability of the Family, Journal of law and Medicine, 2021, 28 (4), pp. 1154-1157