Tex. Estates Code § 204.153
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 204.153, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 204.153. EFFECT OF INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS OF GENETIC TESTING.
Official statutory text
If the results of genetic testing ordered under Subchapter B do not identify or exclude a tested individual as the ancestor of the individual described by Section 204.151:
(1) the court may not dismiss the proceeding to declare heirship; and
(2) the results of the genetic testing and other relevant evidence are admissible in the proceeding.
(1) the court may not dismiss the proceeding to declare heirship; and
(2) the results of the genetic testing and other relevant evidence are admissible in the proceeding.
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