Tex. Fam. Code § 160.611 · Subchapter G. PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE
PROCEEDINGS BEFORE BIRTH.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A proceeding to determine parentage commenced before the birth of the child may not be concluded until after the birth of the child.
(b) In a proceeding described by Subsection (a), the following actions may be taken before the birth of the child:
(1) service of process;
(2) discovery; and
(3) except as prohibited by Section 160.502, collection of specimens for genetic testing.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.
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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BenchPath cards that rely on this text
- 266th District Court Local Rules (Erath County)
- 266th District Court Administrative Order — Dissolution When a Child Is Born During Marriage and the Husband Is Not the Biological Father (Erath County)
- 266th District Court Standing Order — Property and Conduct of the Parties in Divorce and SAPCR (Erath County)
- 266th District Court Standard Criminal Discovery Order (Erath County)
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