Texas Family Code - Section 160.304. Rules For Acknowledgment And Denial Of Paternity

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§ 160.304. RULES FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND DENIAL OF 
PATERNITY.  (a) An acknowledgment of paternity and a denial of 
paternity may be contained in a single document or in different 
documents and may be filed separately or simultaneously.  If the 
acknowledgment and denial are both necessary, neither document is 
valid until both documents are filed.
	(b)  An acknowledgment of paternity or a denial of paternity 
may be signed before the birth of the child.
	(c)  Subject to Subsection (a), an acknowledgment of 
paternity or denial of paternity takes effect on the date of the 
birth of the child or the filing of the document with the bureau of 
vital statistics, whichever occurs later.
	(d)  An acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity 
signed by a minor is valid if it otherwise complies with this 
chapter.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, § 1.01, eff. June 14, 
2001.      

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