The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is responsible for paternity testing.

When the court orders paternity testing in a foster care case, the child’s caseworker must follow the procedures established between the regional DFPS office and the local office of the OAG’s Child Support Division. Local coordination between DFPS and the OAG ensures that paternity testing is scheduled and conducted in a timely manner.

To refer a case to the OAG for paternity testing, the caseworker must prepare a manual referral packet. (The automated referral process refers cases for enforcement of child support only, not paternity services.)

The referral packet must contain:

  •   Form 1702PDF Document Foster Care Case Referral to the Office of the Attorney General; and

  •   the court order for paternity testing.

The caseworker must complete Form 1702 as thoroughly as possible and check the box for Paternity Testing Ordered in Section I, Reason for Referral.