Tex. Family Code § 160.611
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 160.611, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 160.611. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE BIRTH.
Official statutory text
(a) A proceeding to determine parentage commenced before the birth of the child may not be concluded until after the birth of the child.
(b) In a proceeding described by Subsection (a), the following actions may be taken before the birth of the child:
(1) service of process;
(2) discovery; and
(3) except as prohibited by Section 160.502, collection of specimens for genetic testing.
(b) In a proceeding described by Subsection (a), the following actions may be taken before the birth of the child:
(1) service of process;
(2) discovery; and
(3) except as prohibited by Section 160.502, collection of specimens for genetic testing.
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