City and County of San Francisco v. Givens

Opinion

SEPULVEDA, J.

“The usual paternity suit involves a man, hereafter referred to as the defendant, who does not wish to be declared the father of the child. Because of the accuracy and statistical significance of modern blood testing, the California Legislature has adopted a statutory presumption of paternity. If the defendant’s blood test results in a particular numerical score, he is presumed to be the father. Family Code section 7555 . . . provides in relevant part: ‘(a) There is a rebuttable presumption, affecting the burden of proof, of paternity, if the court finds that the paternity…