{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-22.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 22.004","heading":"CHILD.","body":"(a) \"Child\" includes an adopted child, regardless of whether the adoption occurred through:\n(1) an existing or former statutory procedure; or\n(2) an equitable adoption or acts of estoppel.\n(b) The term \"child\" does not include a child who does not have a presumed father unless a provision of this code expressly states that a child who does not have a presumed father is included.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 844 (H.B. 2271), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 22. DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.22.htm#22.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"7eaf17b26cab27b7e722bf1baa3c6bf649fb0568d62a7082cc9ec2bbbba9706a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-22.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-22.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}