Texas § 192.012 RECORD OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY.

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§ 192.012 — RECORD OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY.

Texas § 192.012

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 192.012 (2026).

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Sec. 192.012. RECORD OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY.

(a)If the mother of a child is not married to the father of the child, a person listed in Section 192.003 who is responsible for filing the birth certificate shall:

(1)provide an opportunity for the child's mother and putative father to sign an acknowledgment of paternity as provided by Subchapter D , Chapter 160 , Family Code; and

(2)provide oral and written information to the child's mother and putative father about:

(A)establishing paternity, including an explanation of the rights and responsibilities that result from acknowledging paternity; and

(B)the availability of child support services.

(b)The local registrar shall transmit the acknowledgment of paternity to the state registrar.

(c)The state registrar shall record the inf

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Sec. 192.012. RECORD OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY. (a) If the mother of a child is not married to the father of the child, a person listed in Section 192.003 who is responsible for filing the birth certificate shall:
(1) provide an opportunity for the child's mother and putative father to sign an acknowledgment of paternity as provided by Subchapter D , Chapter 160 , Family Code; and
(2) provide oral and written information to the child's mother and putative father about:
(A) establishing paternity, including an explanation of the rights and responsibilities that result from acknowledging paternity; and
(B) the availability of child support services.
(b) The local registrar shall transmit the acknowledgment of paternity to the state registrar.
(c) The state registrar shall record the information contained in the acknowledgment of paternity and transmit the information to the Title IV-D agency.
(d) The Title IV-D agency may use the information contained in the acknowledgment of paternity for any purpose directly connected with providing child support services under Chapter 231 , Family Code.
SUBCHAPTER B. DELAYED REGISTRATION

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 72, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.0553, eff. April 2, 2015.