Probate,
California Courts of Appeal
Apr. 16, 2021
Judge can’t order DNA test in probate of Manson will, panel says
Judges in paternity cases can order genetic testing, but not probate judges, appellate court rules.
An appellate court directed a Los Angeles probate judge to vacate his order demanding genetic testing of a man claiming to be the grandson of convicted killer Charles Manson to see if his DNA matched that of the dead multiple murderer's deceased son.
Justice Judith Ashmann-Gerst of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, wrote in an unpublished opinion Tuesday that while any civil court has the power to order genetic testing under Family...
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