The mother of a child and a man claiming to be the biological father of the child may sign an acknowledgment of paternity with the intent to establish the man's paternity.
Tex. Fam. Code § 160.301
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY
Known as the Uniform Parentage Act
The act spans §§ 160–160 (97 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case in the Interest of K.W. (2004)
Most recently applied in In the Interest of Baby Boy R. (May 2006)
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.