Tex. Fam. Code § 160.506
Tex. Fam. Code § 160.506 - Costs Of Genetic Testing (2026)
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**Tex. Fam. Code § 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. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.
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