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Tex. Fam. Code § 160.706

EFFECT OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

Known as the Uniform Parentage Act

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

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Roman v. Roman (2006)

Most recently applied in 2012 Pa. Super. 86 - Reber v. Reiss (April 2012)

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

(a) If a marriage is dissolved before the placement of eggs, sperm, or embryos, the former spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the former spouse consented in a record kept by a licensed physician that if assisted reproduction were to occur after a divorce the former spouse would be a parent of the child.

(b) The consent of a former spouse to assisted reproduction may be withdrawn by that individual in a record kept by a licensed physician at any time before the placement of eggs, sperm, or embryos.

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