{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.423","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 160.423","heading":"ADMISSIBILITY OF CERTIFICATE.","body":"A certificate of the results of a search of the registry in this state or of a paternity registry in another state is admissible in a proceeding for the adoption of or the termination of parental rights regarding a child and, if relevant, in other legal proceedings.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.","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#160.423","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"88f6a88828601c7ebbacc51143709b9b7f22a066a3d4e7e95495cbb48fa4d3dc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.422","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}