Tex. Codes » Family Code · TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · CHAPTER 160. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT
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Tex. Fam. Code § 160.504 (2026)

Report Of Genetic Testing

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Sec. 160.504. REPORT OF GENETIC TESTING. (a) A report of the results of genetic testing must be in a record and signed under penalty of perjury by a designee of the testing laboratory. A report made under the requirements of this subchapter is self-authenticating.

(b) Documentation from the testing laboratory is sufficient to establish a reliable chain of custody that allows the results of genetic testing to be admissible without testimony if the documentation includes:

(1) the name and photograph of each individual whose specimens have been taken;

(2) the name of each individual who collected the specimens;

(3) the places in which the specimens were collected and the date of each collection;

(4) the name of each individual who received the specimens in the testing laboratory; and

(5) the dates the specimens were received.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2024 · leading case: In Re Attorney Gen. of Texas, 195 S.W.3d 264 (Tex. App. 2006).
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In Re Attorney Gen. of Texas, 195 S.W.3d 264 (Tex. App. 2006). “, DeJong, and Selvera to submit samples for genetic testing, and ordered a laboratory to report its results in compliance with Texas Family Code section 160.504. The Attorney General filed the instant petition for a writ of mandamus in which it asserts the trial court’s order…”
Est. of Jesse Odis Matlock, III v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024). · cites it 4× “Assuming the report of the genetic testing complies with Texas Family Code Section 160.504, the report is admissible “as evidence of the truth of the facts asserted in the report.”
L. J. v. Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. (Tex. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “” See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 160.504 (a) (West 2008).”
L. J. v. Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. (Tex. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “" See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 160.504 (a) (West 2008).”
in Re Est. of Ruby Greer Wallace (Tex. App. 2013). “” Tex. Fam. Code § 160.504. Carole and Dennis Jr.”
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