Practice question
In a properly brought filiation suit, the court grants DNA testing. A party then claims every resulting printout is automatically admitted without any separate evidentiary inquiry, despite serious sample-contamination objections. Which is correct?
- Granting the test is not automatic admission; integrity and probative-value issues remain
- The testing order conclusively resolves every contamination issue
- Any numerical output must be accepted without scrutiny
- Chain of custody is never relevant
- The court loses control over evidence after ordering the test
Legal references
- Rule on DNA Evidence AM06-11-5-SC October2,2007: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/oct2007/am_06_11_5_sc_2007.html Sections5 and7–9.
- Family Code EO209: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html Articles172 and175; claims stipulated timely and properly brought.
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