{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.509","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 160.509","heading":"DECEASED INDIVIDUAL.","body":"For good cause shown, the court may order genetic testing of a deceased individual.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","CHAPTER 160. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT","SUBCHAPTER F. GENETIC TESTING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.160.htm#160.509","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"d964bb968ef3f567fdd8d2d2b2b6b392a9fdcf7e17c18b0a7260d47d23900800","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.508","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}