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40-11-16. Costs.

The court may order reasonable fees of counsel, experts and the child's guardian and other costs of the action and pretrial proceedings, including blood or genetic tests, to be paid by any party in proportions and at times determined by the court, but not to exceed twelve years unless there is a substantial showing that paternity could not have been established and an action for child support could not have been brought within twelve years of the child's birth.  The court may order the proportion of any indigent party to be paid from court funds.