Texas Statutes
§ 159.402 — PROCEEDING TO DETERMINE PARENTAGE.
Texas § 159.402
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Bluebook
Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 159.402 (2026).
Text
Sec. 159.402. PROCEEDING TO DETERMINE PARENTAGE. A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this chapter or a law or procedure substantially similar to this chapter.
SUBCHAPTER F. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER WITHOUT REGISTRATION
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 368 (H.B. 3538 ), Sec. 33, eff. July 1, 2015.
Nearby Sections
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§ 159.001
CONFLICTS BETWEEN PROVISIONS.§ 159.101
SHORT TITLE.§ 159.102
DEFINITIONS.§ 159.104
REMEDIES CUMULATIVE.§ 159.202
DURATION OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION.§ 159.204
SIMULTANEOUS PROCEEDINGS.§ 159.209
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