Tex. Family Code § 160.312
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 160.312, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 160.312. FORMS.
Official statutory text
(a) To facilitate compliance with this subchapter, the vital statistics unit shall prescribe forms for the:
(1) acknowledgment of paternity;
(2) denial of paternity; and
(3) rescission of an acknowledgment or denial of paternity.
(b) A valid acknowledgment of paternity, denial of paternity, or rescission of an acknowledgment or denial of paternity is not affected by a later modification of the prescribed form.
(1) acknowledgment of paternity;
(2) denial of paternity; and
(3) rescission of an acknowledgment or denial of paternity.
(b) A valid acknowledgment of paternity, denial of paternity, or rescission of an acknowledgment or denial of paternity is not affected by a later modification of the prescribed form.
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