Tex.
Fam. Code Section 160.302
Execution of Acknowledgment of Paternity
(a)
An acknowledgment of paternity must:(1)
be in a record;(2)
be signed, or otherwise authenticated, under penalty of perjury by the mother and the man seeking to establish paternity;(3)
state that the child whose paternity is being acknowledged:(A)
does not have a presumed father or has a presumed father whose full name is stated; and(B)
does not have another acknowledged or adjudicated father;(4)
state whether there has been genetic testing and, if so, that the acknowledging man’s claim of paternity is consistent with the results of the testing; and(5)
state that the signatories understand that the acknowledgment is the equivalent of a judicial adjudication of the paternity of the child and that a challenge to the acknowledgment is permitted only under limited circumstances.(b)
An acknowledgment of paternity is void if it:(1)
states that another man is a presumed father of the child, unless a denial of paternity signed or otherwise authenticated by the presumed father is filed with the vital statistics unit;(2)
states that another man is an acknowledged or adjudicated father of the child; or(3)
falsely denies the existence of a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father of the child.(c)
A presumed father may sign or otherwise authenticate an acknowledgment of paternity.(d)
An acknowledgment of paternity constitutes an affidavit under Section 666(a)(5)(C), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 666(a)(5)(C)).
Source:
Section 160.302 — Execution of Acknowledgment of Paternity, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.160.htm#160.302 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
