Texas Family Code - Section 160.505. Genetic Testing Results; Rebuttal

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§ 160.505. GENETIC TESTING RESULTS;  REBUTTAL.  (a) A man 
is rebuttably identified as the father of a child under this chapter 
if the genetic testing complies with this subchapter and the 
results disclose:
		(1)  that the man has at least a 99 percent probability 
of paternity, using a prior probability of 0.5, as calculated by 
using the combined paternity index obtained in the testing;  and
		(2)  a combined paternity index of at least 100 to 1.                         
	(b)  A man identified as the father of a child under 
Subsection (a) may rebut the genetic testing results only by 
producing other genetic testing satisfying the requirements of this 
subchapter that:
		(1)  excludes the man as a genetic father of the child;  
or                 
		(2)  identifies another man as the possible father of 
the child.            
	(c)  Except as otherwise provided by Section 160.510, if more 
than one man is identified by genetic testing as the possible father 
of the child, the court shall order each man to submit to further 
genetic testing to identify the genetic father.

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

Last modified: August 10, 2007