{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-45.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 45.005","heading":"LIABILITIES AND RIGHTS UNAFFECTED.","body":"A change of name does not:\n(1) release a child from any liability incurred in the child's previous name; or\n(2) defeat any right the child had in the child's previous name.\nAmended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 2. CHILD IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY","SUBTITLE C. CHANGE OF NAME","CHAPTER 45. CHANGE OF NAME","SUBCHAPTER A. CHANGE OF NAME OF CHILD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.45.htm#45.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"d9959ea8e787d51637eb83d1fd0d8edabf7f4bfabc5170deed5cc151dc5091b2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-45.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-45.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}