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Texas, (TX) Paternity DNA Testing Laws, Statutes, & Birth Certificate:
According to the Laws of Texas and paternity statute HB932 relating to genetic testing in the determination of parentage and to a proceeding to vacate an order of paternity or child support.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 102.008, Family Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(b) The petition must include:
(1) a statement that the court in which the petition is filed has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction or that no court has continuing jurisdiction of the suit;
(2) the name and date of birth of the child, except that if adoption of a child is requested, the name of the child may be omitted;
(3) the full name of the petitioner and the petitioner's relationship to the child or the fact that norelationship exists;
(4) the names of the parents, except in a suit in which adoption is requested;
(5) the name of the managing conservator, if any, or the child's custodian, if any, appointed by order of a court of another state or country;
(6) the names of the guardians of the person and estate of the child, if any;
(7) the names of possessory conservators or other persons, if any, having possession of or access to the child under an order of the court;
(8) the name of an alleged father of the child or a statement that the identity of the father of the child is unknown;
(9) a full description and statement of value of all property owned or possessed by the child;
(10) a statement describing what action the court is requested to take concerning the child and the statutory grounds on which the request is made; [and]
(11) notice to an alleged or presumed father of the child, if any, of the right to request paternity testing; and
(12) any other information required by this title. (c) The notice described by Subsection (b)(11) must include the following statement printed in boldfaced type, in capital letters, or underlined:
"YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUEST GENETIC TESTING TO DETERMINE THE PARENTAGE OF THE CHILD NAMED IN THIS SUIT. YOUR REQUEST FOR GENETIC TESTING MUST BE IN WRITING AND FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE COURT IN WHICH THIS SUIT IS FILED. ANY ALLEGED OR PRESUMED FATHER WHO DOES NOT REQUEST GENETIC TESTING SHALL BE BARRED FROM BRINGING AN ACTION TO VACATE A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OR A PARENTAGE ORDER."
SECTION 2. Chapter 105, Family Code, is amended by adding
Section 105.0035 to read as follows:
Sec. 105.0035. PATERNITY TESTING. (a) In an original suit affecting the parent-child relationship, the court shall order genetic testing on the request of an alleged or presumed father.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a court may not render in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship a child support order, an order finding paternity, or an order for possession of or access to a child unless the court finds that the man named as the father in the suit:
(1) is, based on court-ordered genetic testing that complies with Section 160.503, rebuttably identified as the father of the child in accordance with Section 160.505(a);
(2) is an adoptive parent of the child;
(3) was served with notice of the suit, including the notice required by Section 102.008(b)(11), and failed to answer the suit;
(4) was ordered by the court to submit to genetic testing under Chapter 160 and failed to comply with the court's order;
(5) is the presumed father of the child and the man does not deny paternity as an affirmative defense; or
(6) has filed an affidavit acknowledging paternity.
(c) If the court makes a finding under Subsection (b), the court may render an order declaring the man to be the biological father of the child. The man may not challenge the adjudication of paternity based on a finding under Subsections (b)(1) through (5) in a subsequent proceeding under Subchapter J, Chapter 160, unless:
(1) the court entered a default judgment against the man; and
(2) the man was served notice of the suit by publication.
(d) Payment of the costs of genetic testing under this section is governed by Chapter 160.
(e) The court may render a temporary order for child support to be paid by a presumed father pending the outcome of a genetic test to determine paternity.
SECTION 3. Chapter 160, Family Code, is amended by adding Subchapter J to read as follows: [More]
HB 1033 relating to the establishment of paternity.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 160.201(b), Family Code, is amended to read as follows:
(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. [More]
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Birth Certificate Vital Statistic Information:
If you need to obtain a copy of your child's birth certificate, or want to change your child's name, then you may need to contact the office of vital statistics for Texas, (TX):
Texas (TX) Vital Records
Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 12040
Austin, TX 78711-2040
Texas (TX) Vital Statistic Application
Phone (512) 458-7111
* Locations in in Texas, (TX)
We have locations and/or mobile medical collectors in most Texas, (TX) cities below:
| Abilene | Dickinson | La Porte | Roma |
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* Counties Served
We can arrange an appointment for you that is either located in, or conveniently accessible from, one of these Texas, (TX) State Counties:
* Subject To Collector Availability In Ship To Address.
| Anderson | Donley | Kaufman | Real |
| Andrews | Duval | Kendall | Red River |
| Angelina | Eastland | Kenedy | Reeves |
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