Tex. Family Code § 160.604
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 160.604, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 160.604. PERSONAL JURISDICTION.
Official statutory text
(a) An individual may not be adjudicated to be a parent unless the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual.
(b) A court of this state having jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the guardian or conservator of the individual if the conditions in Section 159.201 are satisfied.
(c) If the court lacks jurisdiction over one individual, the court:
(1) is not precluded from making an adjudication of parentage binding on another individual over whom the court has personal jurisdiction; and
(2) may not delay the adjudication described by Subdivision (1) solely due to the lack of jurisdiction.
(b) A court of this state having jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the guardian or conservator of the individual if the conditions in Section 159.201 are satisfied.
(c) If the court lacks jurisdiction over one individual, the court:
(1) is not precluded from making an adjudication of parentage binding on another individual over whom the court has personal jurisdiction; and
(2) may not delay the adjudication described by Subdivision (1) solely due to the lack of jurisdiction.
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