{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.611","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 160.611","heading":"PROCEEDINGS BEFORE BIRTH.","body":"(a) A proceeding to determine parentage commenced before the birth of the child may not be concluded until after the birth of the child.\n(b) In a proceeding described by Subsection (a), the following actions may be taken before the birth of the child:\n(1) service of process;\n(2) discovery; and\n(3) except as prohibited by Section 160.502, collection of specimens for genetic testing.\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 G. PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.160.htm#160.611","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"41080c86d4e5c80fa3b032d02231a32a433b1237ff5200cc61e014e48e4ac648","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.610","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.612"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}