{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.601","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 160.601","heading":"PROCEEDING AUTHORIZED; RULES OF PROCEDURE.","body":"(a) A civil proceeding may be maintained to adjudicate the parentage of a child.\n(b) The proceeding is governed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, except as provided by Chapter 233.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (S.B. 865), Sec. 23, eff. June 19, 2009.","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 G. PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.160.htm#160.601","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"75116c7626cfa39aa084c3e845d7b4cfb2d0988fae9b59567ed52ba3c014e89d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.512","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}