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Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

Chapter 210

< > Effective - 15 Jul 1987, see footnote bottom

  210.838.  Pretrial recommendation — actions, effect of party's refusal to accept. — 1.  If a pretrial hearing is conducted under section 210.832, the master conducting the hearing shall, on the basis of the information at the pretrial hearing, evaluate the probability of determining the existence or nonexistence of the father and child relationship in a trial and whether a judicial declaration of the relationship would be in the best interests of the child.  On the basis of the evaluation, an appropriate recommendation for settlement shall be made to the parties, which may include either of the following:

  (1)  That the action be dismissed with or without prejudice; or

  (2)  That the alleged father voluntarily acknowledge his paternity of the child.

  2.  If the parties accept a recommendation made in accordance with subsection 1 of this section, judgment shall be entered accordingly.

  3.  If a party refuses to accept a recommendation made under subsection 1 of this section, and blood tests have not been taken, the court shall require the parties to submit to blood tests, if practicable.  Thereafter, the master shall make an appropriate final recommendation.  If a party refuses to accept the final recommendation, the action shall be set for trial.

  4.  The guardian ad litem may accept or refuse to accept a recommendation under this section.

  5.  The informal hearing may be terminated and the action set for trial if the master conducting the hearing finds it unlikely that all parties would accept a recommendation he might make under subsection 1 or 3 of this section.

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(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 13)

Effective 7-15-87


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