Texas Statutes
§ 204.201 — ORDER FOR CHANGE OF NAME.
Texas § 204.201
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Bluebook
Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 204.201 (2026).
Text
Sec. 204.201. ORDER FOR CHANGE OF NAME. On the request of an individual determined by the results of genetic testing to be the heir of a decedent and for good cause shown, the court may:
(1)order the name of the individual to be changed; and
(2)if the court orders a name change under Subdivision (1), order the bureau of vital statistics to issue an amended birth record for the individual.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502 ), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Nearby Sections
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§ 204.001
PROCEEDINGS AND RECORDS PUBLIC.§ 204.051
ORDER FOR GENETIC TESTING.§ 204.052
ADVANCEMENT OF COSTS.§ 204.056
CRIMINAL PENALTY.§ 204.151
APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.§ 204.152
PRESUMPTION; REBUTTAL.§ 204.201
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