Texas Family Code

§ 160.303 — DENIAL OF PATERNITY

FA § 160.303Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 160. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT · Art. D. VOLUNTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY

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A presumed father of a child may sign a denial of his paternity. The denial is valid only if:

(1)an acknowledgment of paternity signed or otherwise authenticated by another man is filed under Section 160.305;

(2)the denial is in a record and is signed or otherwise authenticated under penalty of perjury; and

(3)the presumed father has not previously:

(A)acknowledged paternity of the child, unless the previous acknowledgment has been rescinded under Section 160.307 or successfully challenged under Section 160.308; or

(B)been adjudicated to be the father of the child.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.