Vermont Statutes Title 15 C. Parentage Proceedings, § 615. Authority to deny requested order for genetic testing or admission of test results

(1) the conduct of the parties estops a party from denying parentage; or

(2) it would be an inequitable interference with the relationship between the child and an acknowledged, adjudicated, de facto, presumed, or intended parent, or would otherwise be contrary to the best interests of the child as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

(1) the length of time between the proceeding to adjudicate parentage and the time that a parent was placed on notice that genetic parentage is at issue;

(2) the length of time during which the parent has assumed a parental role for the child;

(3) the facts surrounding discovery that genetic parentage is at issue;

(4) the nature of the relationship between the child and the parent;

(5) the age of the child;

(6) any adverse effect on the child that may result if parentage is successfully disproved;

(7) the nature of the relationship between the child and any alleged parent;

(8) the extent to which the passage of time reduces the chances of establishing the parentage of another person and a child support obligation in favor of the child; and

(9) any additional factors that may affect the equities arising from the disruption of the relationship between the child and the parent or the chance of an adverse effect on the child.