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Tex. Fam. Code § 160.604

PERSONAL JURISDICTION

Known as the Uniform Parentage Act

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

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Dickerson v. Doyle (2005)

Most recently applied in in the Interest of E.S., a Child (January 2010)

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

(a) An individual may not be adjudicated to be a parent unless the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual.

(b) A court of this state having jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the guardian or conservator of the individual if the conditions in Section 159.201 are satisfied.

(c) If the court lacks jurisdiction over one individual, the court:

(1) is not precluded from making an adjudication of parentage binding on another individual over whom the court has personal jurisdiction; and

(2) may not delay the adjudication described by Subdivision (1) solely due to the lack of jurisdiction.

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