Texas Family Code - Section 160.622. Consequences Of Declining Genetic Testing
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§ 160.622. CONSEQUENCES OF DECLINING GENETIC
TESTING. (a) An order for genetic testing is enforceable by
contempt.
(b) A court may adjudicate parentage contrary to the
position of an individual whose paternity is being determined on
the grounds that the individual declines to submit to genetic
testing as ordered by the court.
(c) Genetic testing of the mother of a child is not a
prerequisite to testing the child and a man whose paternity is being
determined. If the mother is unavailable or declines to submit to
genetic testing, the court may order the testing of the child and
each man whose paternity is being adjudicated.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, § 1.01, eff. June 14,
2001.
Section: 160.607 160.608 160.609 160.610 160.611 160.612 160.621 160.622 160.623 160.624 160.631 160.632 160.633 160.634 160.635
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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