# Family Law (GFL)

## Title 5. Children

### Subtitle 10. Paternity Proceedings

#### Section 5-1021

(a) The attorney for the Administration may request any individual named in a paternity complaint to submit to a blood or genetic test.

(b) If the individual refuses the attorney for the Administration's request to submit to a blood or genetic test, the attorney for the Administration may apply to the circuit court for an order that directs the individual to submit to the test.

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Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)