Full question:
How do you revoke an Acknowledgement of Paternity
- Category: Paternity
- Subcategory: Acknowledgment
- Date:
- State: Texas
Answer:
In Texas a revocation or rescission of an acknowledgment of paternity is controlled by the Texas Paternity Statute below.Texas Statutes
Family Code
Title 5. The Parent-Child Relationship And The Suit Affecting The Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle B. Suits Affecting The Parent-Child Relationship
Chapter 160. Uniform Parentage Act
Subchapter D. Voluntary Acknowledgment Of Paternity
Current through the 84th Regular Session
§ 160.307. Procedures For Rescission
(2) the date a proceeding to which the signatory is a party is initiated before a court to adjudicate an issue relating to the child, including a proceeding that establishes child support.
(2) a copy of the completed rescission was sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to:
(B) if the rescission is of a denial of paternity, the signatories of the related acknowledgment of paternity; and
Cite as Tex. Fam. Code § 160.307
History. Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. TBD, Sec. 1.060, eff. 4/2/2015.
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