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Tex. Fam. Code § 160.611

PROCEEDINGS BEFORE BIRTH

Known as the Uniform Parentage Act

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

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

(a) A proceeding to determine parentage commenced before the birth of the child may not be concluded until after the birth of the child.

(b) In a proceeding described by Subsection (a), the following actions may be taken before the birth of the child:

(1) service of process;

(2) discovery; and

(3) except as prohibited by Section 160.502, collection of specimens for genetic testing.

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