{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.201","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 204.201","heading":"ORDER FOR CHANGE OF NAME.","body":"On the request of an individual determined by the results of genetic testing to be the heir of a decedent and for good cause shown, the court may:\n(1) order the name of the individual to be changed; and\n(2) if the court orders a name change under Subdivision (1), order the bureau of vital statistics to issue an amended birth record for the individual.\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 E. ADDITIONAL ORDERS FOLLOWING RESULTS OF GENETIC TESTING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.204.htm#204.201","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"9136a80c481c65a3326a4edb48340658d5038e69e447d93a54b6a8ac4b306d4b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.153","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-205.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}