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Tex. Fam. Code § 160.411

REQUIRED FORM

Known as the Uniform Parentage Act

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

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case in the Interest of Baby Girl S., a Child (2013)

Most recently applied in in the Interest of Baby Girl S., a Child (August 2013)

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

The vital statistics unit shall adopt a form for registering with the registry. The form must require the signature of the registrant. The form must state that:

(1) the form is signed under penalty of perjury;

(2) a timely registration entitles the registrant to notice of a proceeding for adoption of the child or for termination of the registrant's parental rights;

(3) a timely registration does not commence a proceeding to establish paternity;

(4) the information disclosed on the form may be used against the registrant to establish paternity;

(5) services to assist in establishing paternity are available to the registrant through the support enforcement agency;

(6) the registrant should also register in another state if the conception or birth of the child occurred in the other state;

(7) information on registries in other states is available from the vital statistics unit; and

(8) procedures exist to rescind the registration of a claim of paternity.

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