{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 204.054","heading":"SUBMISSION OF GENETIC MATERIAL BY OTHER RELATIVE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.","body":"If a sample of an individual's genetic material that could identify another individual as the decedent's heir is not available for purposes of conducting genetic testing under this subchapter, the court, on a finding of good cause and that the need for genetic testing outweighs the legitimate interests of the individual to be tested, may order any of the following individuals to submit a sample of genetic material for the testing under circumstances the court considers just:\n(1) a parent, sibling, or child of the individual whose genetic material is not available; or\n(2) any other relative of that individual, as necessary to conduct the testing.\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#204.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"94260e82a9a8cac021fcb0758da53ec68675a1323d669f58202645967e1b36f6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}