Texas Family Code

§ 161.106 — AFFIDAVIT OF WAIVER OF INTEREST IN CHILD

FA § 161.106Title 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)A man may sign an affidavit disclaiming any interest in a child and waiving notice or the service of citation in any suit filed or to be filed affecting the parent-child relationship with respect to the child.

(b)The affidavit may be signed before the birth of the child.

(c)The affidavit shall be:

(1)signed by the man, whether or not a minor;

(2)witnessed by two credible persons; and

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

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1283 (H.B. 3997), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1283 (H.B. 3997), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.084, eff. April 2, 2015.