Tex. Estates Code § 204.054
SUBMISSION OF GENETIC MATERIAL BY OTHER RELATIVE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
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- Tex. Estates Code § 204.054, SUBMISSION OF GENETIC MATERIAL BY OTHER RELATIVE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/624331
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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:
(1) a parent, sibling, or child of the individual whose genetic material is not available; or
(2) any other relative of that individual, as necessary to conduct the testing.