{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.305","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 160.305","heading":"EFFECT OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR DENIAL OF PATERNITY.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Sections 160.307 and 160.308, a valid acknowledgment of paternity filed with the vital statistics unit is the equivalent of an adjudication of the paternity of a child and confers on the acknowledged father all rights and duties of a parent.\n(b) Except as provided by Sections 160.307 and 160.308, a valid denial of paternity filed with the vital statistics unit in conjunction with a valid acknowledgment of paternity is the equivalent of an adjudication of the nonpaternity of the presumed father and discharges the presumed father from all rights and duties of a parent.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.058, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","CHAPTER 160. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT","SUBCHAPTER D. VOLUNTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.160.htm#160.305","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"ce330be417c9259a3aefbc2a69d3500207d6ff996191379b7858bf91002724f8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.304","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}