{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 204.053","heading":"ORDER AND ADVANCEMENT OF COSTS FOR SUBSEQUENT GENETIC TESTING.","body":"(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the court shall order genetic testing subsequent to the testing conducted under Section 204.051 if:\n(1) a party to the proceeding to declare heirship contests the results of the genetic testing ordered under Section 204.051; and\n(2) the party contesting the results requests that additional testing be conducted.\n(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.\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#204.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"2aeb3b5b07b1ec97a7a9d107fd1dbad4c3bb94c5ff2813a68c63087f8655920e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}