10.34836/PK.2014.286.7
Krekora-Zając, Dorota
Dorota
Krekora-Zając
University of Warsaw
Use of DNA tests in cases of determining legal paternity
Wykorzystanie testów genetycznych w postępowaniach o ustalenie ojcostwa
Centralne Laboratorium Kryminalistyczne Policji
2014
The objective of the study involves testing the influence of accessibility of DNA tests, on paternity determination.
Without doubt, DNA tests determining the family relationship have become one of the most frequently performed
genetic tests commercially. They are carried out both at individual request, as well as for use in judicial
proceedings. Undoubtedly, the common use of DNA tests to exclude consanguinity has become very popular in
judicial practice. Moreover, it seems that due to the fact that DNA tests are quite accurate in determining blood
relations, the regulations of the Family and Guardianship Code have been changed in order to base paternity on
the certainty of genetic relation. The study also involved the regulations of the Family and Guardianship Code
as well as judicial decisions in order to indicate the nature of evidence from genetic testing and its impact on
paternity recognition.