Tex. Fam. Code Section 160.102
Definitions


In this chapter:

(1)

“Adjudicated father” means a man who has been adjudicated by a court to be the father of a child.

(2)

“Assisted reproduction” means a method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse. The term includes:

(A)

intrauterine insemination;

(B)

donation of eggs;

(C)

donation of embryos;

(D)

in vitro fertilization and transfer of embryos; and

(E)

intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

(3)

“Child” means an individual of any age whose parentage may be determined under this chapter.

(4)

“Commence” means to file the initial pleading seeking an adjudication of parentage in a court of this state.

(5)

“Determination of parentage” means the establishment of the parent-child relationship by the signing of a valid acknowledgment of paternity under Subchapter D or by an adjudication by a court.

(6)

“Donor” means an individual who provides eggs or sperm to a licensed physician to be used for assisted reproduction, regardless of whether the eggs or sperm are provided for consideration. The term does not include:

(A)

a husband who provides sperm or a wife who provides eggs to be used for assisted reproduction by the wife;

(B)

a woman who gives birth to a child by means of assisted reproduction; or

(C)

an unmarried man who, with the intent to be the father of the resulting child, provides sperm to be used for assisted reproduction by an unmarried woman, as provided by Section 160.7031 (Unmarried Man’s Paternity of Child of Assisted Reproduction).

(7)

“Ethnic or racial group” means, for purposes of genetic testing, a recognized group that an individual identifies as all or part of the individual’s ancestry or that is identified by other information.

(8)

“Genetic testing” means an analysis of an individual’s genetic markers to exclude or identify a man as the father of a child or a woman as the mother of a child. The term includes an analysis of one or more of the following:

(A)

deoxyribonucleic acid; and

(B)

blood-group antigens, red-cell antigens, human-leukocyte antigens, serum enzymes, serum proteins, or red-cell enzymes.

(9)

“Intended parents” means individuals who enter into an agreement providing that the individuals will be the parents of a child born to a gestational mother by means of assisted reproduction, regardless of whether either individual has a genetic relationship with the child.

(10)

“Man” means a male individual of any age.

(11)

“Parent” means an individual who has established a parent-child relationship under Section 160.201 (Establishment of Parent-child Relationship).

(12)

“Paternity index” means the likelihood of paternity determined by calculating the ratio between:

(A)

the likelihood that the tested man is the father of the child, based on the genetic markers of the tested man, the mother of the child, and the child, conditioned on the hypothesis that the tested man is the father of the child; and

(B)

the likelihood that the tested man is not the father of the child, based on the genetic markers of the tested man, the mother of the child, and the child, conditioned on the hypothesis that the tested man is not the father of the child and that the father of the child is of the same ethnic or racial group as the tested man.

(13)

“Presumed father” means a man who, by operation of law under Section 160.204 (Presumption of Paternity), is recognized as the father of a child until that status is rebutted or confirmed in a judicial proceeding.

(14)

“Probability of paternity” means the probability, with respect to the ethnic or racial group to which the alleged father belongs, that the alleged father is the father of the child, compared to a random, unrelated man of the same ethnic or racial group, expressed as a percentage incorporating the paternity index and a prior probability.

(15)

“Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form.

(16)

“Signatory” means an individual who authenticates a record and is bound by its terms.

(17)

“Support enforcement agency” means a public official or public agency authorized to seek:

(A)

the enforcement of child support orders or laws relating to the duty of support;

(B)

the establishment or modification of child support;

(C)

the determination of parentage;

(D)

the location of child-support obligors and their income and assets; or

(E)

the conservatorship of a child or the termination of parental rights.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2007.

Source: Section 160.102 — Definitions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.­160.­htm#160.­102 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

160.001
Application and Construction
160.002
Conflicts Between Provisions
160.101
Short Title
160.102
Definitions
160.103
Scope of Chapter
160.104
Authorized Courts
160.105
Protection of Participants
160.106
Determination of Maternity
160.201
Establishment of Parent-child Relationship
160.202
No Discrimination Based on Marital Status
160.203
Consequences of Establishment of Parentage
160.204
Presumption of Paternity
160.301
Acknowledgment of Paternity
160.302
Execution of Acknowledgment of Paternity
160.303
Denial of Paternity
160.304
Rules for Acknowledgment and Denial of Paternity
160.305
Effect of Acknowledgment or Denial of Paternity
160.306
Filing Fee Not Required
160.307
Procedures for Rescission
160.308
Challenge After Expiration of Period for Rescission
160.309
Procedure for Challenge
160.310
Ratification Barred
160.311
Full Faith and Credit
160.312
Forms
160.313
Release of Information
160.314
Adoption of Rules
160.315
Memorandum of Understanding
160.401
Establishment of Registry
160.402
Registration for Notification
160.403
Notice of Proceeding
160.404
Termination of Parental Rights: Failure to Register
160.411
Required Form
160.412
Furnishing of Information
160.413
Offense: Unauthorized Release of Information
160.414
Rescission of Registration
160.415
Untimely Registration
160.416
Fees for Registry
160.421
Search of Appropriate Registry
160.422
Certificate of Search of Registry
160.423
Admissibility of Certificate
160.501
Application of Subchapter
160.502
Order for Testing
160.503
Requirements for Genetic Testing
160.504
Report of Genetic Testing
160.505
Genetic Testing Results
160.506
Costs of Genetic Testing
160.507
Additional Genetic Testing
160.508
Genetic Testing When All Individuals Not Available
160.509
Deceased Individual
160.510
Identical Brothers
160.511
Offense: Unauthorized Release of Specimen
160.512
Offense: Falsification of Specimen
160.601
Proceeding Authorized
160.602
Standing to Maintain Proceeding
160.603
Necessary Parties to Proceeding
160.604
Personal Jurisdiction
160.605
Venue
160.606
No Time Limitation: Child Having No Presumed, Acknowledged, or Adjudicated Father
160.607
Time Limitation: Child Having Presumed Father
160.608
Authority to Deny Motion for Genetic Testing
160.609
Time Limitation: Child Having Acknowledged or Adjudicated Father
160.610
Joinder of Proceedings
160.611
Proceedings Before Birth
160.612
Child as Party
160.621
Admissibility of Results of Genetic Testing
160.622
Consequences of Declining Genetic Testing
160.623
Admission of Paternity Authorized
160.624
Temporary Order
160.631
Rules for Adjudication of Paternity
160.632
Jury Prohibited
160.633
Hearings
160.634
Order on Default
160.635
Dismissal for Want of Prosecution
160.636
Order Adjudicating Parentage
160.637
Binding Effect of Determination of Parentage
160.701
Scope of Subchapter
160.702
Parental Status of Donor
160.703
Husband’s Paternity of Child of Assisted Reproduction
160.704
Consent to Assisted Reproduction
160.705
Limitation on Husband’s Dispute of Paternity
160.706
Effect of Dissolution of Marriage
160.707
Parental Status of Deceased Spouse
160.751
Definition
160.752
Scope of Subchapter
160.753
Establishment of Parent-child Relationship
160.754
Gestational Agreement Authorized
160.755
Petition to Validate Gestational Agreement
160.756
Hearing to Validate Gestational Agreement
160.757
Inspection of Records
160.758
Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction
160.759
Termination of Gestational Agreement
160.760
Parentage Under Validated Gestational Agreement
160.761
Effect of Gestational Mother’s Marriage After Validation of Agreement
160.762
Effect of Gestational Agreement that Is Not Validated
160.763
Health Care Facility Reporting Requirement
160.6035
Contents of Petition
160.7031
Unmarried Man’s Paternity of Child of Assisted Reproduction

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 160.102’s source at texas​.gov