Texas Family Code

§ 161.103 — AFFIDAVIT OF VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

FA § 161.103Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 161. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Art. B. PROCEDURES

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(a)An affidavit for voluntary relinquishment of parental rights must be:

(1)signed after the birth of the child, but not before 48 hours after the birth of the child, by the parent, whether or not a minor, whose parental rights are to be relinquished;

(2)witnessed by two credible persons; and

(3)verified before a person authorized to take oaths.

(b)The affidavit must contain:

(1)the name, county of residence, and age of the parent whose parental rights are being relinquished;

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1283 (H.B. 3997), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1412 (H.B. 568), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.082, eff. April 2, 2015.