Tex. Est. Code § 204.052 · Subchapter B. COURT ORDERS FOR GENETIC TESTING IN PROCEEDINGS TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP
ADVANCEMENT OF COSTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.204.htm
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