Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Chapter 160 - Uniform Parentage Act

Section 160.201. Establishment of Parent-Child Relationship - Sec. 160.201. ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP. (a) The mother-child relationship...

Section 160.202. No Discrimination Based on Marital Status - Sec. 160.202. NO DISCRIMINATION BASED ON MARITAL STATUS. A child...

Section 160.203. Consequences of Establishment of Parentage - Sec. 160.203. CONSEQUENCES OF ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENTAGE. Unless parental rights...

Section 160.204. Presumption of Paternity - Sec. 160.204. PRESUMPTION OF PATERNITY. (a) A man is presumed...

Subchapter D. Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity

Section 160.301. Acknowledgment of Paternity - Sec. 160.301. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY. The mother of a child...

Section 160.302. Execution of Acknowledgment of Paternity - Sec. 160.302. EXECUTION OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY. (a) An acknowledgment...

Section 160.303. Denial of Paternity - Sec. 160.303. DENIAL OF PATERNITY. A presumed father of a...

Section 160.304. Rules for Acknowledgment and Denial of Paternity - Sec. 160.304. RULES FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND DENIAL OF PATERNITY. (a)...

Section 160.305. Effect of Acknowledgment or Denial of Paternity - Sec. 160.305. EFFECT OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR DENIAL OF PATERNITY. (a)...

Section 160.306. Filing Fee Not Required - Sec. 160.306. FILING FEE NOT REQUIRED. The Department of State...

Section 160.307. Procedures for Rescission - Sec. 160.307. PROCEDURES FOR RESCISSION. (a) A signatory may rescind...

Section 160.308. Challenge After Expiration of Period for Rescission - Sec. 160.308. CHALLENGE AFTER EXPIRATION OF PERIOD FOR RESCISSION. (a)...

Section 160.309. Procedure for Challenge - Sec. 160.309. PROCEDURE FOR CHALLENGE. (a) Each signatory to an...

Section 160.310. Ratification Barred - Sec. 160.310. RATIFICATION BARRED. A court or administrative agency conducting...

Section 160.311. Full Faith and Credit - Sec. 160.311. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT. A court of this...

Section 160.312. Forms - Sec. 160.312. FORMS. (a) To facilitate compliance with this subchapter,...

Section 160.313. Release of Information - Sec. 160.313. RELEASE OF INFORMATION. The vital statistics unit may...

Section 160.314. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 160.314. ADOPTION OF RULES. The Title IV-D agency and...

Section 160.315. Memorandum of Understanding - Sec. 160.315. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. (a) The Title IV-D agency...

Subchapter E. Registry of Paternity

Section 160.401. Establishment of Registry - Sec. 160.401. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGISTRY. A registry of paternity is...

Section 160.402. Registration for Notification - Sec. 160.402. REGISTRATION FOR NOTIFICATION. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 160.403. Notice of Proceeding - Sec. 160.403. NOTICE OF PROCEEDING. Except as provided by Sections...

Section 160.404. Termination of Parental Rights: Failure to Register - Sec. 160.404. TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS: FAILURE TO REGISTER. The...

Section 160.411. Required Form - Sec. 160.411. REQUIRED FORM. The vital statistics unit shall adopt...

Section 160.412. Furnishing of Information; Confidentiality - Sec. 160.412. FURNISHING OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) The vital statistics...

Section 160.413. Offense: Unauthorized Release of Information - Sec. 160.413. OFFENSE: UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF INFORMATION. (a) A person...

Section 160.414. Rescission of Registration - Sec. 160.414. RESCISSION OF REGISTRATION. A registrant may rescind his...

Section 160.415. Untimely Registration - Sec. 160.415. UNTIMELY REGISTRATION. If a man registers later than...

Section 160.416. Fees for Registry - Sec. 160.416. FEES FOR REGISTRY. (a) A fee may not...

Section 160.421. Search of Appropriate Registry - Sec. 160.421. SEARCH OF APPROPRIATE REGISTRY. (a) If a father-child...

Section 160.422. Certificate of Search of Registry - Sec. 160.422. CERTIFICATE OF SEARCH OF REGISTRY. (a) The vital...

Section 160.423. Admissibility of Certificate - Sec. 160.423. ADMISSIBILITY OF CERTIFICATE. A certificate of the results...

Subchapter F. Genetic Testing

Section 160.501. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 160.501. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter governs genetic testing...

Section 160.502. Order for Testing - Sec. 160.502. ORDER FOR TESTING. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 160.503. Requirements for Genetic Testing - Sec. 160.503. REQUIREMENTS FOR GENETIC TESTING. (a) Genetic testing must...

Section 160.504. Report of Genetic Testing - Sec. 160.504. REPORT OF GENETIC TESTING. (a) A report of...

Section 160.505. Genetic Testing Results; Rebuttal - Sec. 160.505. GENETIC TESTING RESULTS; REBUTTAL. (a) A man is...

Section 160.506. Costs of Genetic Testing - Sec. 160.506. COSTS OF GENETIC TESTING. (a) Subject to the...

Section 160.507. Additional Genetic Testing - Sec. 160.507. ADDITIONAL GENETIC TESTING. The court or the support...

Section 160.508. Genetic Testing When All Individuals Not Available - Sec. 160.508. GENETIC TESTING WHEN ALL INDIVIDUALS NOT AVAILABLE. (a)...

Section 160.509. Deceased Individual - Sec. 160.509. DECEASED INDIVIDUAL. For good cause shown, the court...

Section 160.510. Identical Brothers - Sec. 160.510. IDENTICAL BROTHERS. (a) The court may order genetic...

Section 160.511. Offense: Unauthorized Release of Specimen - Sec. 160.511. OFFENSE: UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF SPECIMEN. (a) A person...

Section 160.512. Offense: Falsification of Specimen - Sec. 160.512. OFFENSE: FALSIFICATION OF SPECIMEN. (a) A person commits...

Subchapter G. Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage

Section 160.601. Proceeding Authorized; Rules of Procedure - Sec. 160.601. PROCEEDING AUTHORIZED; RULES OF PROCEDURE. (a) A civil...

Section 160.602. Standing to Maintain Proceeding - Sec. 160.602. STANDING TO MAINTAIN PROCEEDING. (a) Subject to Subchapter...

Section 160.603. Necessary Parties to Proceeding - Sec. 160.603. NECESSARY PARTIES TO PROCEEDING. The following individuals must...

Section 160.6035. Contents of Petition; Statement Relating to Certain Protective Orders Required - Sec. 160.6035. CONTENTS OF PETITION; STATEMENT RELATING TO CERTAIN PROTECTIVE...

Section 160.604. Personal Jurisdiction - Sec. 160.604. PERSONAL JURISDICTION. (a) An individual may not be...

Section 160.605. Venue - Sec. 160.605. VENUE. Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage...

Section 160.606. No Time Limitation: Child Having No Presumed, Acknowledged, or Adjudicated Father - Sec. 160.606. NO TIME LIMITATION: CHILD HAVING NO PRESUMED, ACKNOWLEDGED,...

Section 160.607. Time Limitation: Child Having Presumed Father - Sec. 160.607. TIME LIMITATION: CHILD HAVING PRESUMED FATHER. (a) Except...

Section 160.608. Authority to Deny Motion for Genetic Testing - Sec. 160.608. AUTHORITY TO DENY MOTION FOR GENETIC TESTING. (a)...

Section 160.609. Time Limitation: Child Having Acknowledged or Adjudicated Father - Sec. 160.609. TIME LIMITATION: CHILD HAVING ACKNOWLEDGED OR ADJUDICATED FATHER....

Section 160.610. Joinder of Proceedings - Sec. 160.610. JOINDER OF PROCEEDINGS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 160.611. Proceedings Before Birth - Sec. 160.611. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE BIRTH. (a) A proceeding to determine...

Section 160.612. Child as Party; Representation - Sec. 160.612. CHILD AS PARTY; REPRESENTATION. (a) A minor child...

Section 160.621. Admissibility of Results of Genetic Testing; Expenses - Sec. 160.621. ADMISSIBILITY OF RESULTS OF GENETIC TESTING; EXPENSES. (a)...

Section 160.622. Consequences of Declining Genetic Testing - Sec. 160.622. CONSEQUENCES OF DECLINING GENETIC TESTING. (a) An order...

Section 160.623. Admission of Paternity Authorized - Sec. 160.623. ADMISSION OF PATERNITY AUTHORIZED. (a) A respondent in...

Section 160.624. Temporary Order - Sec. 160.624. TEMPORARY ORDER. (a) In a proceeding under this...

Section 160.631. Rules for Adjudication of Paternity - Sec. 160.631. RULES FOR ADJUDICATION OF PATERNITY. (a) The court...

Section 160.632. Jury Prohibited - Sec. 160.632. JURY PROHIBITED. The court shall adjudicate paternity of...

Section 160.633. Hearings; Inspection of Records - Sec. 160.633. HEARINGS; INSPECTION OF RECORDS. (a) A proceeding under...

Section 160.634. Order on Default - Sec. 160.634. ORDER ON DEFAULT. The court shall issue an...

Section 160.635. Dismissal for Want of Prosecution - Sec. 160.635. DISMISSAL FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION. The court may...

Section 160.636. Order Adjudicating Parentage; Costs - Sec. 160.636. ORDER ADJUDICATING PARENTAGE; COSTS. (a) The court shall...

Section 160.637. Binding Effect of Determination of Parentage - Sec. 160.637. BINDING EFFECT OF DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE. (a) Except...

Subchapter H. Child of Assisted Reproduction

Section 160.701. Scope of Subchapter - Sec. 160.701. SCOPE OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...

Section 160.702. Parental Status of Donor - Sec. 160.702. PARENTAL STATUS OF DONOR. A donor is not...

Section 160.703. Husband's Paternity of Child of Assisted Reproduction - Sec. 160.703. HUSBAND'S PATERNITY OF CHILD OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION. If...

Section 160.7031. Unmarried Man's Paternity of Child of Assisted Reproduction - Sec. 160.7031. UNMARRIED MAN'S PATERNITY OF CHILD OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION....

Section 160.704. Consent to Assisted Reproduction - Sec. 160.704. CONSENT TO ASSISTED REPRODUCTION. (a) Consent by a...

Section 160.705. Limitation on Husband's Dispute of Paternity - Sec. 160.705. LIMITATION ON HUSBAND'S DISPUTE OF PATERNITY. (a) Except...

Section 160.706. Effect of Dissolution of Marriage - Sec. 160.706. EFFECT OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE. (a) If a...

Section 160.707. Parental Status of Deceased Spouse - Sec. 160.707. PARENTAL STATUS OF DECEASED SPOUSE. If a spouse...

Subchapter I. Gestational Agreements

Section 160.751. Definition - Sec. 160.751. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "gestational mother" means a...

Section 160.752. Scope of Subchapter; Choice of Law - Sec. 160.752. SCOPE OF SUBCHAPTER; CHOICE OF LAW. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 160.753. Establishment of Parent-Child Relationship - Sec. 160.753. ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP. (a) Notwithstanding any other...

Section 160.754. Gestational Agreement Authorized - Sec. 160.754. GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED. (a) A prospective gestational mother,...

Section 160.755. Petition to Validate Gestational Agreement - Sec. 160.755. PETITION TO VALIDATE GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT. (a) The intended...

Section 160.756. Hearing to Validate Gestational Agreement - Sec. 160.756. HEARING TO VALIDATE GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT. (a) A gestational...

Section 160.757. Inspection of Records - Sec. 160.757. INSPECTION OF RECORDS. The proceedings, records, and identities...

Section 160.758. Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction - Sec. 160.758. CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION. Subject to Section 152.201, a...

Section 160.759. Termination of Gestational Agreement - Sec. 160.759. TERMINATION OF GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT. (a) Before a prospective...

Section 160.760. Parentage Under Validated Gestational Agreement - Sec. 160.760. PARENTAGE UNDER VALIDATED GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT. (a) On the...

Section 160.761. Effect of Gestational Mother's Marriage After Validation of Agreement - Sec. 160.761. EFFECT OF GESTATIONAL MOTHER'S MARRIAGE AFTER VALIDATION OF...

Section 160.762. Effect of Gestational Agreement That Is Not Validated - Sec. 160.762. EFFECT OF GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT THAT IS NOT VALIDATED....

Section 160.763. Health Care Facility Reporting Requirement - Sec. 160.763. HEALTH CARE FACILITY REPORTING REQUIREMENT. (a) The executive...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship Chapter 160 - Uniform Parentage Act

Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Chapter 160 - Uniform Parentage Act