Valid requirement for DNA test in estate claim
The Court now ruled on the human rights implications of an order for DNA testing to establish whether the claimant was indeed the daughter of the deceased.
Held: The inherent jurisdiction of the court extends to directing that a party to proceedings give a saliva sample by way of mouth swab for the purposes of establishing paternity in a case where paternity is in issue.
Paul Matthews HHJ
[2018] EWHC 299 (Ch), [2018] WLR(D) 109
Bailii, WLRD
England and Wales
Wills and Probate, Family, Human Rights
Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.605342
