Sec. 160.423. ADMISSIBILITY OF CERTIFICATE. A certificate of the results of a search of the registry in this state or of a paternity registry in another state is admissible in a proceeding for the adoption of or the termination of parental rights regarding a child and, if relevant, in other legal proceedings.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.
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 E. Registry of Paternity
Section 160.401. Establishment of Registry
Section 160.402. Registration for Notification
Section 160.403. Notice of Proceeding
Section 160.404. Termination of Parental Rights: Failure to Register
Section 160.411. Required Form
Section 160.412. Furnishing of Information; Confidentiality
Section 160.413. Offense: Unauthorized Release of Information
Section 160.414. Rescission of Registration
Section 160.415. Untimely Registration
Section 160.416. Fees for Registry
Section 160.421. Search of Appropriate Registry