Tex. Fam. Code § 160.604

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 160.604 - Personal Jurisdiction
(a) An individual may not be adjudicated to be a parent unless the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual.
(b) A court of this state having jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the guardian or conservator of the individual if the conditions in Section 159.201 are satisfied.
(c) If the court lacks jurisdiction over one individual, the court:
(1) is not precluded from making an adjudication of parentage binding on another individual over whom the court has personal jurisdiction; and
(2) may not delay the adjudication described by Subdivision (1) solely due to the lack of jurisdiction.

Tex. Fam. Code § 160.604

Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 151,Sec. 10, eff. 9/1/2023, app. to a suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is pending in a trial court on the effective date of this Act or that is filed on or after that date.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. 6/14/2001.