{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 204.153","heading":"EFFECT OF INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS OF GENETIC TESTING.","body":"If the results of genetic testing ordered under Subchapter B do not identify or exclude a tested individual as the ancestor of the individual described by Section 204.151:\n(1) the court may not dismiss the proceeding to declare heirship; and\n(2) the results of the genetic testing and other relevant evidence are admissible in the proceeding.\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 D. USE OF RESULTS OF GENETIC TESTING IN CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.204.htm#204.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"bc7adc7cba6595c479c4ac2ab6892c17b43262005098a52f66500b350d8367db","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}