78B-14-316. Special rules of evidence and procedure.
(1) The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an individual in a tribunal of this
state is not required for the establishment, enforcement, or modification of a support order or the
rendition of a judgment determining parentage.
(2) An affidavit, a document substantially complying with federally mandated forms, or a
document incorporated by reference in any of them, which would not be excluded under the
hearsay rule if given in person, is admissible in evidence if given under penalty of perjury by a
party or witness residing in another state.
(3) A copy of the record of child-support payments certified as a true copy of the original
by the custodian of the record may be forwarded to a responding tribunal. The copy is evidence
of facts asserted in it and is admissible to show whether payments were made.
(4) Copies of bills for testing for parentage, and for prenatal and postnatal health care of
the mother and child, furnished to the adverse party at least ten days before trial, are admissible
in evidence to prove the amount of the charges billed and that the charges were reasonable,
necessary, and customary.
(5) Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a tribunal of this state by
telephone, telecopier, or other means that do not provide an original record may not be excluded
from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.
(6) In a proceeding under this chapter, a tribunal of this state shall permit a party or
witness residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means, or
other electronic means at a designated tribunal or other location in that state. A tribunal of this
state shall cooperate with tribunals of other states in designating an appropriate location for the
deposition or testimony.
(7) If a party called to testify at a civil hearing refuses to answer on the ground that the
testimony may be self-incriminating, the trier of fact may draw an adverse inference from the
refusal.
(8) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses does not apply in
a proceeding under this chapter.
(9) The defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and
child does not apply in a proceeding under this chapter.
(10) A voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, certified as a true copy, is admissible to
establish parentage of the child.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
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