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Tex. Fam. Code § 160.309

PROCEDURE FOR CHALLENGE

Known as the Uniform Parentage Act

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

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case in Re the Dallas Group of America, Inc. and Action Personnel, Inc. (2014)

Most recently applied in in Re the Dallas Group of America, Inc. and Action Personnel, Inc. (May 2014)

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

(a) Each signatory to an acknowledgment of paternity and any related denial of paternity must be made a party to a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment or denial of paternity.

(b) For purposes of a challenge to an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity, a signatory submits to the personal jurisdiction of this state by signing the acknowledgment or denial. The jurisdiction is effective on the filing of the document with the vital statistics unit.

(c) Except for good cause shown, while a proceeding is pending to challenge an acknowledgment of paternity or a denial of paternity, the court may not suspend the legal responsibilities of a signatory arising from the acknowledgment, including the duty to pay child support.

(d) A proceeding to challenge an acknowledgment of paternity or a denial of paternity shall be conducted in the same manner as a proceeding to adjudicate parentage under Subchapter G.

(e) At the conclusion of a proceeding to challenge an acknowledgment of paternity or a denial of paternity, the court shall order the vital statistics unit to amend the birth record of the child, if appropriate.

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