{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.404","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 160.404","heading":"TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS: FAILURE TO REGISTER.","body":"The parental rights of a man alleged to be the father of a child may be terminated without notice as provided by Section 161.002 if the man:\n(1) did not timely register with the vital statistics unit; and\n(2) is not entitled to notice under Section 160.402 or 161.002.\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. 1.068, 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 E. REGISTRY OF PATERNITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.160.htm#160.404","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"3e369b3ef7b196b0b0ed33206d63cb8f5814fc9b8f3bd1a782f1f0d7dd5d5989","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.403","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}