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Tex. Fam. Code § 160.623

ADMISSION OF PATERNITY AUTHORIZED

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 respondent in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may admit to the paternity of a child by filing a pleading to that effect or by admitting paternity under penalty of perjury when making an appearance or during a hearing.

(b) If the court finds that the admission of paternity satisfies the requirements of this section and that there is no reason to question the admission, the court shall render an order adjudicating the child to be the child of the man admitting 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.