Texas Family Code

§ 160.502 — ORDER FOR TESTING

FA § 160.502Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 160. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT · Art. F. GENETIC TESTING

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(a)Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter and by Subchapter G, a court shall order a child and other designated individuals to submit to genetic testing if the request is made by a party to a proceeding to determine parentage.

(b)If a request for genetic testing of a child is made before the birth of the child, the court or support enforcement agency may not order in utero testing.

(c)If two or more men are subject to court-ordered genetic testing, the testing may be ordered concurrently or sequentially.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.