This subchapter governs genetic testing of an individual to determine parentage, regardless of whether the individual:
(1) voluntarily submits to testing; or
(2) is tested under an order of a court or a support enforcement agency.
APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER
Known as the Uniform Parentage Act
The act spans §§ 160–160 (97 sections).
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff
This subchapter governs genetic testing of an individual to determine parentage, regardless of whether the individual:
(1) voluntarily submits to testing; or
(2) is tested under an order of a court or a support enforcement agency.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.