Texas Family Code

§ 160.312 — FORMS

FA § 160.312Title 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)To facilitate compliance with this subchapter, the vital statistics unit shall prescribe forms for the:

(1)acknowledgment of paternity;

(2)denial of paternity; and

(3)rescission of an acknowledgment or denial of paternity.

(b)A valid acknowledgment of paternity, denial of paternity, or rescission of an acknowledgment or denial of paternity is not affected by a later modification of the prescribed form. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1221 (S.B. 502), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.062, eff. April 2, 2015.