Tex. Family Code § 160.306
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 160.306, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 160.306. FILING FEE NOT REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
The Department of State Health Services may not charge a fee for filing:
(1) an acknowledgment of paternity;
(2) a denial of paternity; or
(3) a rescission of an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity.
(1) an acknowledgment of paternity;
(2) a denial of paternity; or
(3) a rescission of an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity.
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