Texas § FA.160.201 - ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
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§ FA.160.201. ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP. (a) The mother-child relationship is established between a woman and a child by: (1) the woman giving birth to the child; (2) an adjudication of the woman's maternity; or (3) the adoption of the child by the woman. (b) The father-child relationship is established between a man and a child by: (1) an unrebutted presumption of the man's paternity of the child under Section 160.204 ; (2) an effective acknowledgment of paternity by the man under Subchapter D, unless the acknowledgment has been rescinded or successfully challenged; (3) an adjudication of the man's paternity; (4) the adoption of the child by the man; or (5) the man's consenting to assisted reproduction by his wife under Subchapter H, which resulted in the birth of the child. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.
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Section FA.160.201 ("ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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