Texas Legal DNA Testing Laws & Statutes

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According to the Laws of Texas and paternity statute HB932 relating to genetic testing in the determination of parentage and to a proceeding to vacate an order of paternity or child support.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 102.008, Family Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:

(b) The petition must include:
(1) a statement that the court in which the petition is filed has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction or that no court has continuing jurisdiction of the suit;
(2) the name and date of birth of the child, except that if adoption of a child is requested, the name of the child may be omitted;
(3) the full name of the petitioner and the petitioner’s relationship to the child or the fact that more relationship exists;
(4) the names of the parents, except in a suit in which adoption is requested;
(5) the name of the managing conservator, if any, or the child’s custodian, if any, appointed by order of a court of another state or country;
(6) the names of the guardians of the person and estate of the child, if any;
(7) the names of possessory conservators or other persons, if any, having possession of or access to the child under an order of the court;
(8) the name of an alleged father of the child or a statement that the identity of the father of the child is unknown;
(9) a full description and statement of value of all property owned or possessed by the child;
(10) a statement describing what action the court is requested to take concerning the child and the statutory grounds on which the request is made; [and]
(11) notice to an alleged or presumed father of the child, if any, of the right to request paternity testing; and
(12) any other information required by this title. (c) The notice described by Subsection (b)(11) must include the following statement printed in boldfaced type, in capital letters, or underlined:

“YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUEST GENETIC TESTING TO DETERMINE THE PARENTAGE OF THE CHILD NAMED IN THIS SUIT. YOUR REQUEST FOR GENETIC TESTING MUST BE IN WRITING AND FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE COURT IN WHICH THIS SUIT IS FILED. ANY ALLEGED OR PRESUMED FATHER WHO DOES NOT REQUEST GENETIC TESTING SHALL BE BARRED FROM BRINGING AN ACTION TO VACATE A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OR A PARENTAGE ORDER.” [More]