Sec. 53B. RESULTS OF GENETIC TESTING; ADMISSIBILITY
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(a) A report of the results of genetic testing ordered under Section 53A of this chapter:
(1) must comply with the requirements for a report prescribed by Section 160.504, Family Code; and
(2) is admissible in a proceeding to declare heirship under this chapter as evidence of the truth of the facts asserted in the report.
(b) The presumption under Section 160.505, Family Code, applies to the results of genetic testing ordered under this section, and the presumption may be rebutted as provided by that section.
(c) A party to the proceeding who contests the results of genetic testing may call one or more genetic testing experts to testify in person or by telephone, videoconference, deposition, or another method approved by the court. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the party offering the testimony bears the expense for the expert testifying.