AUTHORIZED COURTS
Known as the Uniform Parentage Act
The act spans §§ 160–160 (97 sections).
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff
The following courts are authorized to adjudicate parentage under this chapter:
(1) a court with jurisdiction to hear a suit affecting the parent-child relationship under this title; or
(2) a court with jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage under another law of this state.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.