Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
(a) To facilitate compliance with this subchapter, the vital statistics unit shall prescribe forms for the:(1) acknowledgment of paternity;(2) denial of paternity; and(3) rescission of an acknowledgment or denial of paternity.(b) A valid acknowledgment of paternity, denial of paternity, or rescission of an acknowledgment or denial of paternity is not affected by a later modification of the prescribed form.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 1.062, eff. 4/2/2015.Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1221, Sec. 6, eff. 9/1/2011.Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. 6/14/2001.