Sec. 204.053. ORDER AND ADVANCEMENT OF COSTS FOR SUBSEQUENT GENETIC TESTING. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the court shall order genetic testing subsequent to the testing conducted under Section 204.051 if:
(1) a party to the proceeding to declare heirship contests the results of the genetic testing ordered under Section 204.051; and
(2) the party contesting the results requests that additional testing be conducted.
(b) If the results of the genetic testing ordered under Section 204.051 identify a tested individual as an heir of the decedent, the court may order additional genetic testing in accordance with Subsection (a) only if the party contesting those results pays for the additional testing in advance.
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