Texas § FA.162.406 - REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY
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§ FA.162.406. REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY
REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY. (a) An adoptee who is 18 years of age or older may apply to a registry for information about the adoptee's birth parents and biological siblings. (b) A birth parent who is 18 years of age or older may apply to a registry for information about an adoptee who is a child by birth of the birth parent. (c) An alleged father who is 18 years of age or older and who acknowledges paternity but is not, at the time of application, a birth father may register as a birth father but may not otherwise be recognized as a birth father for the purposes of this subchapter unless: (1) the adoptee's birth mother in her application identifies him as the adoptee's biological father; and (2) additional information concerning the adoptee obtained from other sources is not inconsistent with his claim of paternity. (d) A biological sibling who is 18 years of age or older may apply to a registry for information about the person's adopted biological siblings. (e) Only birth parents, adoptees, and biological siblings may apply for information through a registry. (f) A person, including an authorized agency, may not apply for information through a registry as an agent, attorney, or representative of an adoptee, birth parent, or biological sibling. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 968, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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What does The Texas Constitution § FA.162.406 cover?
Section FA.162.406 ("REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY") 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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