{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.755","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 160.755","heading":"PETITION TO VALIDATE GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT.","body":"(a) The intended parents and the prospective gestational mother under a gestational agreement may commence a proceeding to validate the agreement.\n(b) A person may maintain a proceeding to validate a gestational agreement only if:\n(1) the prospective gestational mother or the intended parents have resided in this state for the 90 days preceding the date the proceeding is commenced;\n(2) the prospective gestational mother's husband, if she is married, is joined as a party to the proceeding; and\n(3) a copy of the gestational agreement is attached to the petition.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","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 I. GESTATIONAL AGREEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.160.htm#160.755","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"c475aee62c8dadf0f5cfa162084f50fe15d46a42e27ebe6762cbc44655b5db0d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.754","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.756"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}