Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship

Section 159.402. Proceeding to Determine Parentage - Sec. 159.402. PROCEEDING TO DETERMINE PARENTAGE. A tribunal of this...

Subchapter F. Enforcement of Support Order Without Registration

Section 159.501. Employer's Receipt of Income-Withholding Order of Another State - Sec. 159.501. EMPLOYER'S RECEIPT OF INCOME-WITHHOLDING ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE....

Section 159.502. Employer's Compliance With Income-Withholding Order of Another State - Sec. 159.502. EMPLOYER'S COMPLIANCE WITH INCOME-WITHHOLDING ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE....

Section 159.503. Employer's Compliance With Two or More Income-Withholding Orders - Sec. 159.503. EMPLOYER'S COMPLIANCE WITH TWO OR MORE INCOME-WITHHOLDING ORDERS....

Section 159.504. Immunity From Civil Liability - Sec. 159.504. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. An employer who complies...

Section 159.505. Penalties for Noncompliance - Sec. 159.505. PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. An employer who wilfully fails...

Section 159.506. Contest by Obligor - Sec. 159.506. CONTEST BY OBLIGOR. (a) An obligor may contest...

Section 159.507. Administrative Enforcement of Orders - Sec. 159.507. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS. (a) A party or...

Subchapter G. Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order

Part 1. Registration for Enforcement of Support Order

Section 159.601. Registration of Order for Enforcement - Sec. 159.601. REGISTRATION OF ORDER FOR ENFORCEMENT. A support order...

Section 159.602. Procedure to Register Order for Enforcement - Sec. 159.602. PROCEDURE TO REGISTER ORDER FOR ENFORCEMENT. (a) Except...

Section 159.603. Effect of Registration for Enforcement - Sec. 159.603. EFFECT OF REGISTRATION FOR ENFORCEMENT. (a) A support...

Section 159.604. Choice of Law - Sec. 159.604. CHOICE OF LAW. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Part 2. Contest of Validity or Enforcement

Section 159.605. Notice of Registration of Order - Sec. 159.605. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION OF ORDER. (a) When a...

Section 159.606. Procedure to Contest Validity or Enforcement of Registered Support Order - Sec. 159.606. PROCEDURE TO CONTEST VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT OF REGISTERED...

Section 159.607. Contest of Registration or Enforcement - Sec. 159.607. CONTEST OF REGISTRATION OR ENFORCEMENT. (a) A party...

Section 159.608. Confirmed Order - Sec. 159.608. CONFIRMED ORDER. Confirmation of a registered support order,...

Part 3. Registration and Modification of Child Support Order of Another State

Section 159.609. Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Another State for Modification - Sec. 159.609. PROCEDURE TO REGISTER CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF ANOTHER...

Section 159.610. Effect of Registration for Modification - Sec. 159.610. EFFECT OF REGISTRATION FOR MODIFICATION. A tribunal of...

Section 159.611. Modification of Child Support Order of Another State - Sec. 159.611. MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE....

Section 159.612. Recognition of Order Modified in Another State - Sec. 159.612. RECOGNITION OF ORDER MODIFIED IN ANOTHER STATE. If...

Section 159.613. Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Another State When Individual Parties Reside in This State - Sec. 159.613. JURISDICTION TO MODIFY CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF ANOTHER...

Section 159.614. Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification - Sec. 159.614. NOTICE TO ISSUING TRIBUNAL OF MODIFICATION. Within 30...

Part 4. Registration and Modification of Foreign Child Support Order

Section 159.615. Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Foreign Country - Sec. 159.615. JURISDICTION TO MODIFY CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF FOREIGN...

Section 159.616. Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Foreign Country for Modification - Sec. 159.616. PROCEDURE TO REGISTER CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF FOREIGN...

Subchapter H. Support Proceeding Under Convention

Section 159.701. Definitions - Sec. 159.701. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Application" means a...

Section 159.702. Applicability - Sec. 159.702. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a support...

Section 159.703. Relationship of Office of Attorney General to United States Central Authority - Sec. 159.703. RELATIONSHIP OF OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO UNITED...

Section 159.704. Initiation by Office of Attorney General of Support Proceeding Under Convention - Sec. 159.704. INITIATION BY OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SUPPORT...

Section 159.705. Direct Request - Sec. 159.705. DIRECT REQUEST. (a) A petitioner may file a...

Section 159.706. Registration of Convention Support Order - Sec. 159.706. REGISTRATION OF CONVENTION SUPPORT ORDER. (a) Except as...

Section 159.707. Contest of Registered Convention Support Order - Sec. 159.707. CONTEST OF REGISTERED CONVENTION SUPPORT ORDER. (a) Except...

Section 159.708. Recognition and Enforcement of Registered Convention Support Order - Sec. 159.708. RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF REGISTERED CONVENTION SUPPORT ORDER....

Section 159.709. Partial Enforcement - Sec. 159.709. PARTIAL ENFORCEMENT. If a tribunal of this state...

Section 159.710. Foreign Support Agreement - Sec. 159.710. FOREIGN SUPPORT AGREEMENT. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 159.711. Modification of Convention Child Support Order - Sec. 159.711. MODIFICATION OF CONVENTION CHILD SUPPORT ORDER. (a) A...

Section 159.712. Personal Information; Limit on Use - Sec. 159.712. PERSONAL INFORMATION; LIMIT ON USE. Personal information gathered...

Section 159.713. Record in Original Language; English Translation - Sec. 159.713. RECORD IN ORIGINAL LANGUAGE; ENGLISH TRANSLATION. A record...

Subchapter I. Interstate Rendition

Section 159.801. Grounds for Rendition - Sec. 159.801. GROUNDS FOR RENDITION. (a) For purposes of this...

Section 159.802. Conditions of Rendition - Sec. 159.802. CONDITIONS OF RENDITION. (a) Before making a demand...

Subchapter J. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 159.901. Uniformity of Application and Construction - Sec. 159.901. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. In applying and...

Chapter 160 - Uniform Parentage Act

Subchapter A. Application and Construction

Section 160.001. Application and Construction - Sec. 160.001. APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. This chapter shall be applied...

Section 160.002. Conflicts Between Provisions - Sec. 160.002. CONFLICTS BETWEEN PROVISIONS. If a provision of this...

Subchapter B. General Provisions

Section 160.101. Short Title - Sec. 160.101. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 160.102. Definitions - Sec. 160.102. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Adjudicated father" means...

Section 160.103. Scope of Chapter; Choice of Law - Sec. 160.103. SCOPE OF CHAPTER; CHOICE OF LAW. (a) Except...

Section 160.104. Authorized Courts - Sec. 160.104. AUTHORIZED COURTS. The following courts are authorized to...

Section 160.105. Protection of Participants - Sec. 160.105. PROTECTION OF PARTICIPANTS. A proceeding under this chapter...

Section 160.106. Determination of Maternity - Sec. 160.106. DETERMINATION OF MATERNITY. The provisions of this chapter...

Subchapter C. Parent-Child Relationship

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...

Chapter 161 - Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship

Subchapter A. Grounds

Section 161.001. Involuntary Termination of Parent-Child Relationship - Sec. 161.001. INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP. (a) In this...

Section 161.002. Termination of the Rights of an Alleged Biological Father - Sec. 161.002. TERMINATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN ALLEGED BIOLOGICAL...

Section 161.003. Involuntary Termination: Inability to Care for Child - Sec. 161.003. INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION: INABILITY TO CARE FOR CHILD. (a)...

Section 161.004. Termination of Parental Rights After Denial of Prior Petition to Terminate - Sec. 161.004. TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AFTER DENIAL OF PRIOR...

Section 161.005. Termination When Parent Is Petitioner - Sec. 161.005. TERMINATION WHEN PARENT IS PETITIONER. (a) A parent...

Section 161.006. Termination After Abortion - Sec. 161.006. TERMINATION AFTER ABORTION. (a) A petition requesting termination...

Section 161.007. Termination When Pregnancy Results From Criminal Act - Sec. 161.007. TERMINATION WHEN PREGNANCY RESULTS FROM CRIMINAL ACT. (a)...

Subchapter B. Procedures

Section 161.101. Petition Allegations; Petition and Motion Requirements - Sec. 161.101. PETITION ALLEGATIONS; PETITION AND MOTION REQUIREMENTS. (a) A...

Section 161.102. Filing Suit for Termination Before Birth - Sec. 161.102. FILING SUIT FOR TERMINATION BEFORE BIRTH. (a) A...

Section 161.103. Affidavit of Voluntary Relinquishment of Parental Rights - Sec. 161.103. AFFIDAVIT OF VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. (a)...

Section 161.1031. Medical History Report - Sec. 161.1031. MEDICAL HISTORY REPORT. (a) A parent who signs...

Section 161.1035. Revocability of Certain Affidavits - Sec. 161.1035. REVOCABILITY OF CERTAIN AFFIDAVITS. An affidavit of relinquishment...

Section 161.104. Rights of Designated Managing Conservator Pending Court Appointment - Sec. 161.104. RIGHTS OF DESIGNATED MANAGING CONSERVATOR PENDING COURT APPOINTMENT....

Section 161.106. Affidavit of Waiver of Interest in Child - Sec. 161.106. AFFIDAVIT OF WAIVER OF INTEREST IN CHILD. (a)...

Section 161.107. Missing Parent or Relative - Sec. 161.107. MISSING PARENT OR RELATIVE. (a) In this section:...

Section 161.108. Release of Child From Hospital or Birthing Center - Sec. 161.108. RELEASE OF CHILD FROM HOSPITAL OR BIRTHING CENTER....

Section 161.109. Requirement of Paternity Registry Certificate - Sec. 161.109. REQUIREMENT OF PATERNITY REGISTRY CERTIFICATE. (a) If a...

Subchapter C. Hearing and Order

Section 161.2011. Continuance; Access to Child - Sec. 161.2011. CONTINUANCE; ACCESS TO CHILD. (a) A parent whose...

Section 161.202. Preferential Setting - Sec. 161.202. PREFERENTIAL SETTING. In a termination suit, after a...

Section 161.2021. Medical History Report - Sec. 161.2021. MEDICAL HISTORY REPORT. (a) In a termination suit,...

Section 161.203. Dismissal of Petition - Sec. 161.203. DISMISSAL OF PETITION. A suit to terminate may...

Section 161.204. Termination Based on Affidavit of Waiver of Interest - Sec. 161.204. TERMINATION BASED ON AFFIDAVIT OF WAIVER OF INTEREST....

Section 161.205. Order Denying Termination - Sec. 161.205. ORDER DENYING TERMINATION. If the court does not...

Section 161.206. Order Terminating Parental Rights - Sec. 161.206. ORDER TERMINATING PARENTAL RIGHTS. (a) If the court...

Section 161.2061. Terms Regarding Limited Post-Termination Contact - Sec. 161.2061. TERMS REGARDING LIMITED POST-TERMINATION CONTACT. (a) If the...

Section 161.2062. Provision for Limited Contact Between Biological Parent and Child - Sec. 161.2062. PROVISION FOR LIMITED CONTACT BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL PARENT AND...

Section 161.207. Appointment of Managing Conservator on Termination - Sec. 161.207. APPOINTMENT OF MANAGING CONSERVATOR ON TERMINATION. (a) If...

Section 161.208. Appointment of Department of Family and Protective Services as Managing Conservator - Sec. 161.208. APPOINTMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES...

Section 161.2081. Notice of Termination for Certain Relatives - Sec. 161.2081. NOTICE OF TERMINATION FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES. Immediately after...

Section 161.209. Copy of Order of Termination - Sec. 161.209. COPY OF ORDER OF TERMINATION. A copy of...

Section 161.210. Sealing of File - Sec. 161.210. SEALING OF FILE. The court, on the motion...

Section 161.211. Direct or Collateral Attack on Termination Order - Sec. 161.211. DIRECT OR COLLATERAL ATTACK ON TERMINATION ORDER. (a)...

Subchapter D. Reinstatement of Parental Rights After Involuntary Termination

Section 161.301. Definitions - Sec. 161.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the...

Section 161.302. Petition - Sec. 161.302. PETITION. (a) The following persons may file a...

Section 161.303. Hearing - Sec. 161.303. HEARING. (a) A reinstatement hearing under this subchapter...

Section 161.304. Orders - Sec. 161.304. ORDERS. (a) Following a hearing under this subchapter,...

Chapter 162 - Adoption

Subchapter A. Adoption of a Child

Section 162.001. Who May Adopt and Be Adopted - Sec. 162.001. WHO MAY ADOPT AND BE ADOPTED. (a) Subject...

Section 162.002. Prerequisites to Petition - Sec. 162.002. PREREQUISITES TO PETITION. (a) If a petitioner is...

Section 162.0025. Adoption Sought by Military Service Member - Sec. 162.0025. ADOPTION SOUGHT BY MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER. In a...

Section 162.003. Adoption Evaluation - Sec. 162.003. ADOPTION EVALUATION. In a suit for adoption, an...

Section 162.0045. Preferential Setting - Sec. 162.0045. PREFERENTIAL SETTING. The court shall grant a motion...

Section 162.005. Preparation of Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report - Sec. 162.005. PREPARATION OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY...

Section 162.006. Access to Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report; Retention - Sec. 162.006. ACCESS TO HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY...

Section 162.0062. Access to Information - Sec. 162.0062. ACCESS TO INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 162.0065. Editing Adoption Records in Department Placement - Sec. 162.0065. EDITING ADOPTION RECORDS IN DEPARTMENT PLACEMENT. Notwithstanding any...

Section 162.007. Contents of Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report - Sec. 162.007. CONTENTS OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY...

Section 162.008. Filing of Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report - Sec. 162.008. FILING OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY...

Section 162.0085. Criminal History Report Required - Sec. 162.0085. CRIMINAL HISTORY REPORT REQUIRED. (a) In a suit...

Section 162.0086. Information Regarding Sibling Access - Sec. 162.0086. INFORMATION REGARDING SIBLING ACCESS. (a) The Department of...

Section 162.009. Residence With Petitioner - Sec. 162.009. RESIDENCE WITH PETITIONER. (a) The court may not...

Section 162.010. Consent Required - Sec. 162.010. CONSENT REQUIRED. (a) Unless the managing conservator is...

Section 162.011. Revocation of Consent - Sec. 162.011. REVOCATION OF CONSENT. At any time before an...

Section 162.012. Direct or Collateral Attack - Sec. 162.012. DIRECT OR COLLATERAL ATTACK. (a) Notwithstanding Rule 329,...

Section 162.013. Abatement or Dismissal - Sec. 162.013. ABATEMENT OR DISMISSAL. (a) If the sole petitioner...

Section 162.014. Attendance at Hearing Required - Sec. 162.014. ATTENDANCE AT HEARING REQUIRED. (a) If the joint...

Section 162.015. Race or Ethnicity - Sec. 162.015. RACE OR ETHNICITY. (a) In determining the best...

Section 162.016. Adoption Order - Sec. 162.016. ADOPTION ORDER. (a) If a petition requesting termination...

Section 162.017. Effect of Adoption - Sec. 162.017. EFFECT OF ADOPTION. (a) An order of adoption...

Section 162.019. Copy of Order - Sec. 162.019. COPY OF ORDER. A copy of the adoption...

Section 162.020. Withdrawal or Denial of Petition - Sec. 162.020. WITHDRAWAL OR DENIAL OF PETITION. If a petition...

Section 162.021. Sealing File - Sec. 162.021. SEALING FILE. (a) The court, on the motion...

Section 162.022. Confidentiality Maintained by Clerk - Sec. 162.022. CONFIDENTIALITY MAINTAINED BY CLERK. The records concerning a...

Section 162.023. Adoption Order From Foreign Country - Sec. 162.023. ADOPTION ORDER FROM FOREIGN COUNTRY. (a) Except as...

Section 162.025. Placement by Unauthorized Person; Offense - Sec. 162.025. PLACEMENT BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON; OFFENSE. (a) A person...

Section 162.026. Regulated Custody Transfer of Adopted Child - Sec. 162.026. REGULATED CUSTODY TRANSFER OF ADOPTED CHILD. A parent,...

Subchapter B. Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

Article I. Purpose and Policy - It is the purpose and policy of the party states...

Article II. Definitions - As used in this compact: (a) "Child" means a person...

Article III. Conditions for Placement - (a) No sending agency shall send, bring, or cause to...

Article IV. Penalty for Illegal Placement - The sending, bringing, or causing to be sent or brought...

Article V. Retention of Jurisdiction - (a) The sending agency shall retain jurisdiction over the child...

Article VI. Institutional Care of Delinquent Children - A child adjudicated delinquent may be placed in an institution...

Article VII. Compact Administrator - The executive head of each jurisdiction party to this compact...

Article VIII. Limitations - This compact shall not apply to: (a) the sending or...

Article IX. Enactment and Withdrawal - This compact shall be open to joinder by any state,...

Article X. Construction and Severability

Section 162.103. Financial Responsibility for Child - Sec. 162.103. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHILD. (a) Financial responsibility for...

Section 162.104. Approval of Placement - Sec. 162.104. APPROVAL OF PLACEMENT. The commissioner of the Department...

Section 162.105. Placement in Another State - Sec. 162.105. PLACEMENT IN ANOTHER STATE. A juvenile court may...

Section 162.106. Compact Authority - Sec. 162.106. COMPACT AUTHORITY. (a) The governor shall appoint the...

Section 162.107. Offenses; Penalties - Sec. 162.107. OFFENSES; PENALTIES. (a) An individual, agency, corporation, or...

Subchapter C. Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance

Article I. Findings - The legislature finds that: (a) Finding adoptive families for children...

Article II. Purposes - The purposes of the compact are to: (a) authorize the...

Article III. Definitions - In this compact: (a) "Adoption assistance state" means the state...

Article IV. Compacts Authorized - The Department of Family and Protective Services, through its commissioner,...

Article V. Contents of Compacts - A compact entered into under the authority conferred by this...

Article VI. Optional Contents of Compacts - A compact entered into under the authority conferred by this...

Article VII. Medical Assistance - (a) A child with special needs who resides in this...

Article VIII. Federal Participation

Section 162.202. Authority of Department of Family and Protective Services - Sec. 162.202. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES....

Section 162.203. Compact Administration - Sec. 162.203. COMPACT ADMINISTRATION. The commissioner of the Department of...

Section 162.204. Supplementary Agreements - Sec. 162.204. SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENTS. The compact administrator may enter into...

Section 162.205. Payments by State - Sec. 162.205. PAYMENTS BY STATE. The compact administrator, subject to...

Section 162.206. Penalties - Sec. 162.206. PENALTIES. A person who, under a compact entered...

Subchapter D. Adoption Services by the Department Of

Section 162.301. Definitions - Sec. 162.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Adoption assistance agreement"...

Section 162.3041. Continuation of Assistance After Child's 18th Birthday - Sec. 162.3041. CONTINUATION OF ASSISTANCE AFTER CHILD'S 18TH BIRTHDAY. (a)...

Section 162.306. Postadoption Services - Sec. 162.306. POSTADOPTION SERVICES. (a) The department may provide services...

Section 162.3085. Adoptive Placement in Compliance With Federal Law Required - Sec. 162.3085. ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW REQUIRED....

Subchapter E. Voluntary Adoption Registries

Section 162.401. Purpose - Sec. 162.401. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to...

Section 162.402. Definitions - Sec. 162.402. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Administrator" means the...

Section 162.403. Establishment of Voluntary Adoption Registries - Sec. 162.403. ESTABLISHMENT OF VOLUNTARY ADOPTION REGISTRIES. (a) The vital...

Section 162.404. Requirement to Send Information to Central Registry - Sec. 162.404. REQUIREMENT TO SEND INFORMATION TO CENTRAL REGISTRY. An...

Section 162.405. Determination of Appropriate Registry - Sec. 162.405. DETERMINATION OF APPROPRIATE REGISTRY. (a) The administrator of...

Section 162.406. Registration Eligibility - Sec. 162.406. REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY. (a) An adoptee who is 18...

Section 162.407. Registration - Sec. 162.407. REGISTRATION. (a) The administrator shall require each registration...

Section 162.408. Proof of Identity - Sec. 162.408. PROOF OF IDENTITY. The rules and minimum standards...

Section 162.409. Application - Sec. 162.409. APPLICATION. (a) An application must contain: (1) the...

Section 162.411. Fees - Sec. 162.411. FEES. (a) The costs of establishing, operating, and...

Section 162.412. Supplemental Information - Sec. 162.412. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION. (a) A registrant may amend the...

Section 162.413. Counseling - Sec. 162.413. COUNSELING. The applicant must participate in counseling for...

Section 162.414. Matching Procedures - Sec. 162.414. MATCHING PROCEDURES. (a) The administrator shall process each...

Section 162.416. Disclosure of Identifying Information - Sec. 162.416. DISCLOSURE OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. (a) When a match...

Section 162.419. Registry Records Confidential - Sec. 162.419. REGISTRY RECORDS CONFIDENTIAL. (a) All applications, registrations, records,...

Section 162.420. Rulemaking - Sec. 162.420. RULEMAKING. (a) The executive commissioner of the Health...

Section 162.421. Prohibited Acts; Criminal Penalties - Sec. 162.421. PROHIBITED ACTS; CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) This subchapter does...

Section 162.422. Immunity From Liability - Sec. 162.422. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. (a) The Department of State...

Subchapter F. Adoption of an Adult

Section 162.501. Adoption of Adult - Sec. 162.501. ADOPTION OF ADULT. The court may grant the...

Section 162.502. Jurisdiction - Sec. 162.502. JURISDICTION. The petitioner shall file a suit to...

Section 162.503. Requirements of Petition - Sec. 162.503. REQUIREMENTS OF PETITION. (a) A petition to adopt...

Section 162.504. Consent - Sec. 162.504. CONSENT. A court may not grant an adoption...

Section 162.505. Attendance Required - Sec. 162.505. ATTENDANCE REQUIRED. The petitioner and the adult to...

Section 162.506. Adoption Order - Sec. 162.506. ADOPTION ORDER. (a) The court shall grant the...

Section 162.507. Effect of Adoption - Sec. 162.507. EFFECT OF ADOPTION. (a) The adopted adult is...

Subchapter G. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 162.601. Incentives for Licensed Child-Placing Agencies - Sec. 162.601. INCENTIVES FOR LICENSED CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES. (a) Subject to...

Section 162.602. Documentation to Accompany Petition for Adoption or Annulment or Revocation of Adoption - Sec. 162.602. DOCUMENTATION TO ACCOMPANY PETITION FOR ADOPTION OR ANNULMENT...

Section 162.603. Post-Adoption Support Information Provided by Licensed Child-Placing Agencies - Sec. 162.603. POST-ADOPTION SUPPORT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY LICENSED CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES....

Subchapter H. Embryo Donation Information

Section 162.701. Definitions - Sec. 162.701. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Department" means the...

Section 162.702. Information Regarding Embryo Donation - Sec. 162.702. INFORMATION REGARDING EMBRYO DONATION. The department shall post...

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Texas Statutes Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship

Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship