Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 192.012 — RECORD OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY

HS § 192.012Title 3. VITAL STATISTICS · Ch. 192. BIRTH RECORDS · Art. A. GENERAL REGISTRATION PROVISIONS

Statute text

(a)If the mother of a child is not married to the father of the child, a person listed in Section 192.003 who is responsible for filing the birth certificate shall:

(1)provide an opportunity for the child's mother and putative father to sign an acknowledgment of paternity as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 160, Family Code; and

(2)provide oral and written information to the child's mother and putative father about:

(A)establishing paternity, including an explanation of the rights and responsibilities that result from acknowledging paternity; and

(B)the availability of child support services.

(b)The local registrar shall transmit the acknowledgment of paternity to the state registrar.

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0553, eff. April 2, 2015.