Sec. 204.052. ADVANCEMENT OF COSTS. Subject to any assessment of costs following a proceeding to declare heirship in accordance with Rule 131, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the cost of genetic testing ordered under Section 204.051 must be advanced:
(1) by a party to the proceeding who requests the testing;
(2) as agreed by the parties and approved by the court; or
(3) as ordered by the court.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Subtitle E - Intestate Succession
Chapter 204 - Genetic Testing in Proceedings to Declare Heirship
Subchapter B. Court Orders for Genetic Testing in Proceedings to Declare Heirship
Section 204.051. Order for Genetic Testing
Section 204.052. Advancement of Costs
Section 204.053. Order and Advancement of Costs for Subsequent Genetic Testing
Section 204.054. Submission of Genetic Material by Other Relative Under Certain Circumstances