{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 204.052","heading":"ADVANCEMENT OF COSTS.","body":"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:\n(1) by a party to the proceeding who requests the testing;\n(2) as agreed by the parties and approved by the court; or\n(3) as ordered by the court.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","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"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.204.htm#204.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"d532eaece39d331cbee6c9be480f7351a18016f13c6bd2bbe47cb84bc5e6efa1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}