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TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT
AFFECTING THE PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP
SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT- CHILD
RE LATIONS HI P
CHAPTER 160 . U NIF OR M PARENTAGE ACT
SUBCHA PTER A. APPLICATION A ND CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 160.001.
appliCaTion and ConsTRuCTion..............................698
ConfliCTs BeTWeen pRoVisions..............................698
SUBCHAPTER B. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 160.101. shoRT TiTle...............................................698
definiTions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698
sCope of ChapTeR; ChoiCe of laW. ..........................700
auThoRized CouRTs........................................700
pRoTeCTion of paRTiCipanTs.................................700
deTeRminaTion of maTeRniTy. ..............................701
SUBCHAPTER C. PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP
Sec. 160.201. esTaBlishmenT of paRenT- Child RelaTionship.................701
no disCRiminaTion Based on maRiTal sTaTus. ................703
ConsequenCes of esTaBlishmenT of paRenTage. ..............703
pResumpTion of paTeRniTy..................................703
SUBCHAPTER D. VOLUNTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY
Sec. 160.301. aCKnoWledgmenT of paTeRniTy.............................704
exeCuTion of aCKnoWledgmenT of paTeRniTy.................704
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Rules foR aCKnoWledgmenT and denial of paTeRniTy.........705
effeCT of aCKnoWledgmenT oR denial of paTeRniTy...........706
filing fee noT RequiRed. ..................................706
pRoCeduRes foR ResCission. ................................706
Challenge afTeR expiRaTion of peRiod foR ResCission. ........707
pRoCeduRe foR Challenge..................................708
RaTifiCaTion BaRRed.......................................708
full faiTh and CRediT. ....................................708
foRms....................................................709
Release of infoRmaTion....................................709
adopTion of Rules. .......................................709
memoRandum of undeRsTanding............................709
SUBCHAPTER E. REGISTRY OF PATERNI TY
Sec. 160.401. esTaBlishmenT of RegisTRy.................................709
RegisTRaTion foR noTifiCaTion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710
noTiCe of pRoCeeding......................................710
TeRminaTion of paRenTal RighTs: failuRe To RegisTeR.........710
RequiRed foRm............................................711
fuRnishing of infoRmaTion; ConfidenTialiTy. ................711
offense: unauThoRized Release of infoRmaTion. .............712
ResCission of RegisTRaTion. ................................712
unTimely RegisTRaTion.....................................712
fees foR RegisTRy. ........................................712
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CeRTifiCaTe of seaRCh of RegisTRy. .........................713
admissiBiliTy of CeRTifiCaTe................................713
SUBCHAPTER F. GENETIC TESTING
Sec. 160.501. appliCaTion of suBChapTeR.................................713
oRdeR foR TesTing.........................................714
RequiRemenTs foR geneTiC TesTing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .714
RepoRT of geneTiC TesTing. ................................715
geneTiC TesTing ResulTs; ReBuTTal..........................715
CosTs of geneTiC TesTing. .................................716
addiTional geneTiC TesTing................................716
geneTiC TesTing When all indiViduals noT aVailaBle.........716
deCeased indiVidual. .....................................716
idenTiCal BRoTheRs. ......................................716
offense: unauThoRized Release of speCimen. ................717
offense: falsifiCaTion of speCimen..........................717
SUBCHAPTER G. PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE
Sec. 160.601. pRoCeeding auThoRized; Rules of pRoCeduRe.................717
sTanding To mainTain pRoCeeding...........................717
neCessaRy paRTies To pRoCeeding. ..........................718
Sec. 160.6035. ConTenTs of peTiTion; sTaTemenT RelaTing To CeRTain
pRoTeCTiVe oRdeRs RequiRed. ..............................719
peRsonal juRisdiCTion. ....................................719
Venue....................................................720
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