Tex. Fam. Code § 160.305

EFFECT OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR DENIAL OF PATERNITY

Known as the Uniform Parentage Act

The act spans §§ 160–160 (97 sections).

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case In Re Attorney General of Texas (2006)

Most recently applied in In Re CS (January 2009)

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff

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(a) Except as provided by Sections 160.307 and 160.308, a valid acknowledgment of paternity filed with the vital statistics unit is the equivalent of an adjudication of the paternity of a child and confers on the acknowledged father all rights and duties of a parent.

(b) Except as provided by Sections 160.307 and 160.308, a valid denial of paternity filed with the vital statistics unit in conjunction with a valid acknowledgment of paternity is the equivalent of an adjudication of the nonpaternity of the presumed father and discharges the presumed father from all rights and duties of a parent.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.