Texas § 160.506 COSTS OF GENETIC TESTING.

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§ 160.506 — COSTS OF GENETIC TESTING.

Texas § 160.506

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Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 160.506 (2026).

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Sec. 160.506. COSTS OF GENETIC TESTING.

(a)Subject to the assessment of costs under Subchapter G, the cost of initial genetic testing must be advanced:

(1)by a support enforcement agency, if the agency is providing services in the proceeding;

(2)by the individual who made the request;

(3)as agreed by the parties; or

(4)as ordered by the court.

(b)In cases in which the cost of genetic testing is advanced by the support enforcement agency, the agency may seek reimbursement from a man who is rebuttably identified as the father.

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Sec. 160.506. COSTS OF GENETIC TESTING. (a) Subject to the assessment of costs under Subchapter G, the cost of initial genetic testing must be advanced:
(1) by a support enforcement agency, if the agency is providing services in the proceeding;
(2) by the individual who made the request;
(3) as agreed by the parties; or
(4) as ordered by the court.
(b) In cases in which the cost of genetic testing is advanced by the support enforcement agency, the agency may seek reimbursement from a man who is rebuttably identified as the father.