Tex. Family Code § 160.411
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 160.411, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 160.411. REQUIRED FORM.
Official statutory text
The vital statistics unit shall adopt a form for registering with the registry. The form must require the signature of the registrant. The form must state that:
(1) the form is signed under penalty of perjury;
(2) a timely registration entitles the registrant to notice of a proceeding for adoption of the child or for termination of the registrant's parental rights;
(3) a timely registration does not commence a proceeding to establish paternity;
(4) the information disclosed on the form may be used against the registrant to establish paternity;
(5) services to assist in establishing paternity are available to the registrant through the support enforcement agency;
(6) the registrant should also register in another state if the conception or birth of the child occurred in the other state;
(7) information on registries in other states is available from the vital statistics unit; and
(8) procedures exist to rescind the registration of a claim of paternity.
(1) the form is signed under penalty of perjury;
(2) a timely registration entitles the registrant to notice of a proceeding for adoption of the child or for termination of the registrant's parental rights;
(3) a timely registration does not commence a proceeding to establish paternity;
(4) the information disclosed on the form may be used against the registrant to establish paternity;
(5) services to assist in establishing paternity are available to the registrant through the support enforcement agency;
(6) the registrant should also register in another state if the conception or birth of the child occurred in the other state;
(7) information on registries in other states is available from the vital statistics unit; and
(8) procedures exist to rescind the registration of a claim of paternity.
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