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Texas Family Code - Section 160.621. Admissibility Of Results Of Genetic Testing; Expenses

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§ 160.621. ADMISSIBILITY OF RESULTS OF GENETIC TESTING;  
EXPENSES.  (a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (c), a 
report of a genetic testing expert is admissible as evidence of the 
truth of the facts asserted in the report.  The admissibility of the 
report is not affected by whether the testing was performed:
		(1)  voluntarily or under an order of the court or a 
support enforcement agency;  or
		(2)  before or after the date of commencement of the 
proceeding.            
	(b)  A party objecting to the results of genetic testing may 
call one or more genetic testing experts to testify in person or by 
telephone, videoconference, deposition, or another method approved 
by the court.  Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the party 
offering the testimony bears the expense for the expert testifying.
	(c)  If a child has a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated 
father, the results of genetic testing are inadmissible to 
adjudicate parentage unless performed:
		(1)  with the consent of both the mother and the 
presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father;  or
		(2)  under an order of the court under Section 160.502.                       
	(d)  Copies of bills for genetic testing and for prenatal and 
postnatal health care for the mother and child that are furnished to 
the adverse party on or before the 10th day before the date of a 
hearing are admissible to establish:
		(1)  the amount of the charges billed;  and                                   
		(2)  that the charges were reasonable, necessary, and 
customary.            

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

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