The following individuals must be joined as parties in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage:
(1) the mother of the child; and
(2) a man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated.
Tex. Fam. Code § 160.603
NECESSARY PARTIES TO PROCEEDING
Known as the Uniform Parentage Act
The act spans §§ 160–160 (97 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Lorena Quiroz v. Rummie Lee Gray, II (2014)
Most recently applied in Lorena Quiroz v. Rummie Lee Gray, II (April 2014)
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.