Texas Family Code - Section 160.421. Search Of Appropriate Registry

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§ 160.421. SEARCH OF APPROPRIATE REGISTRY.  (a) If a 
father-child relationship has not been established under this 
chapter, a petitioner for the adoption of or the termination of 
parental rights regarding the child must obtain a certificate of 
the results of a search of the registry.
	(b)  If the petitioner for the adoption of or the termination 
of parental rights regarding a child has reason to believe that the 
conception or birth of the child may have occurred in another state, 
the petitioner must obtain a certificate of the results of a search 
of the paternity registry, if any, in the other state.

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

Last modified: August 10, 2007