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      38-16,116.   Determination of parentage under the code. (a) If a party denies the existence of the parent and child relationship between that party and the juvenile, the court may stay child support proceedings, if any are pending in the case, with respect to that alleged parent and child relationship until the dispute is resolved by agreement, by a separate action under the Kansas parentage act, or otherwise. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the power of the court to carry out the purposes of the Kansas juvenile justice code.

      (b)   When there is a dispute with respect to a parent and child relationship, the court or the custodian of the juvenile may consent to examinations of the juvenile including, but not limited to, withdrawal of blood or other body fluids or tissues, for the purpose of resolving the parentage dispute.

      (c)   This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas juvenile justice code.

      History:   L. 1992, ch. 312, § 24; L. 1996, ch. 229, § 98; July 1, 1997.