Tex. Fam. Code § 160.306 · Subchapter D. VOLUNTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY
FILING FEE NOT REQUIRED.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The Department of State Health Services may not charge a fee for filing:
(1) an acknowledgment of paternity;
(2) a denial of paternity; or
(3) a rescission of an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1221 (S.B. 502), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.059, eff. April 2, 2015.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.160.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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