Tex. Codes » 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
Texas Codes

Tex. Fam. Code § 160.106 (2026)

Determination Of Maternity

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section TX-LEGstatutes.capitol.texas.gov Justiaon Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

Sec. 160.106. DETERMINATION OF MATERNITY. The provisions of this chapter relating to the determination of paternity apply to a determination of maternity.

Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.

SUBCHAPTER C. PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2019–2024 · leading case: In the Interest of R.G.S. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
In the Interest of R.G.S. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “” Prior to the hearing, Jennifer filed a First Amended Original Counterpetition wherein she asked the court to adjudicate parentage based on Texas Family Code section 160.106 and a case from our sister court, Treto v.”
in the Interest of G.X.H., Jr. & B.X.H., Child. v. Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. (Tex. App. 2019). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 160.106 . 3 As of 2010, Texas was one of only five states permitting or requiring jury trials in termination suits.”
in the Interest of D. A. A-B., a Child (Tex. App. 2022). “” TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. § 160.106. The unambiguous and plain language of this statute make it clear that the legislature intended to allow female spouses to establish their parentage just as male spouses are allowed to do.”
In Re N.A. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024). “8 Thus, we need not 6 Texas Family Code section 160.106 states, “The provisions of this chapter relating to the determination of paternity apply to a determination of maternity.”
In the Interest of R.G.S. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024). “” Prior to the hearing, Jennifer filed a First Amended Original Counterpetition wherein she asked the court to adjudicate parentage based on Texas Family Code section 160.106 and a case from our sister court, Treto v.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.