Sec. 160.502. ORDER FOR TESTING. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter and by Subchapter G, a court shall order a child and other designated individuals to submit to genetic testing if the request is made by a party to a proceeding to determine parentage.
(b) If a request for genetic testing of a child is made before the birth of the child, the court or support enforcement agency may not order in utero testing.
(c) If two or more men are subject to court-ordered genetic testing, the testing may be ordered concurrently or sequentially.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Chapter 160 - Uniform Parentage Act
Section 160.501. Application of Subchapter
Section 160.502. Order for Testing
Section 160.503. Requirements for Genetic Testing
Section 160.504. Report of Genetic Testing
Section 160.505. Genetic Testing Results; Rebuttal
Section 160.506. Costs of Genetic Testing
Section 160.507. Additional Genetic Testing
Section 160.508. Genetic Testing When All Individuals Not Available
Section 160.509. Deceased Individual
Section 160.510. Identical Brothers