Sec. 160.306. FILING FEE NOT REQUIRED. The Department of State Health Services may not charge a fee for filing:
(1) an acknowledgment of paternity;
(2) a denial of paternity; or
(3) a rescission of an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1221 (S.B. 502), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.059, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
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
Subchapter D. Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity
Section 160.301. Acknowledgment of Paternity
Section 160.302. Execution of Acknowledgment of Paternity
Section 160.303. Denial of Paternity
Section 160.304. Rules for Acknowledgment and Denial of Paternity
Section 160.305. Effect of Acknowledgment or Denial of Paternity
Section 160.306. Filing Fee Not Required
Section 160.307. Procedures for Rescission
Section 160.308. Challenge After Expiration of Period for Rescission
Section 160.309. Procedure for Challenge
Section 160.310. Ratification Barred
Section 160.311. Full Faith and Credit
Section 160.313. Release of Information