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
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Tex. Fam. Code § 160.402 (2026)

Registration For Notification

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Sec. 160.402. REGISTRATION FOR NOTIFICATION. (a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b), a man who desires to be notified of a proceeding for the adoption of or the termination of parental rights regarding a child that he may have fathered may register with the registry of paternity:

(1) before the birth of the child; or

(2) not later than the 31st day after the date of the birth of the child.

(b) A man is entitled to notice of a proceeding described by Subsection (a) regardless of whether he registers with the registry of paternity if:

(1) a father-child relationship between the man and the child has been established under this chapter or another law; or

(2) the man commences a proceeding to adjudicate his paternity before the court has terminated his parental rights.

(c) A registrant shall promptly notify the registry in a record of any change in the information provided by the registrant. The vital statistics unit shall incorporate all new information received into its records but is not required to affirmatively seek to obtain current information for incorporation in the registry.

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

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.067, eff. April 2, 2015.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2012–2023 · leading case: in the Interest of Baby Girl S., a Child, 407 S.W.3d 904 (Tex. App. 2013).
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in the Interest of Baby Girl S., a Child, 407 S.W.3d 904 (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 160.402. The relevant provision here is section 161.”
in the Interest of R.J. Child., 381 S.W.3d 619 (Tex. App. 2012). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 160.402(b) (emphasis added); cf.”
In the Interest of S.W., a Child v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2023). · cites it 6× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 160.402 (b), 160.404, 161.”
in Re: T.D.B. (Tex. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “Under the family code, “ ‘[a]lleged father’ means a man who alleges himself to be, or is alleged to be, the genetic father or a possible genetic father of a child, but whose paternity has not been determined.”
in the Interest of C.R.G., a Child (Tex. App. 2017). “Texas Family Code § 160.402. Registration for Notification (a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b), a man who desires to be notified of a proceeding for the adoption of or the termination of parental rights regarding a child that he may have fathered may register with…”
In the Interest of L.N.A.H. & K.N.A.H., Child. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2023). “” Tex. Fam. Code § 160.402(b). If the child is over one year of age when the petition is filed, an alleged father’s parental rights may be terminated if the alleged father “has not registered 6 with the paternity registry under Chapter 160.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 160.402(a) — 3 cases
in the Interest of Baby Girl S., a Child, 407 S.W.3d 904 (Tex. App. 2013). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 160.402. The relevant provision here is section 161.”
in Re: T.D.B. (Tex. App. 2018). “Under the family code, “ ‘[a]lleged father’ means a man who alleges himself to be, or is alleged to be, the genetic father or a possible genetic father of a child, but whose paternity has not been determined.”
In the Interest of S.W., a Child v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2023). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 160.402 (b), 160.404, 161.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 160.402(a)(1) — 2 cases
in the Interest of Baby Girl S., a Child, 407 S.W.3d 904 (Tex. App. 2013). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 160.402. The relevant provision here is section 161.”
in Re: T.D.B. (Tex. App. 2018). “Under the family code, “ ‘[a]lleged father’ means a man who alleges himself to be, or is alleged to be, the genetic father or a possible genetic father of a child, but whose paternity has not been determined.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 160.402(b) — 4 cases
in the Interest of Baby Girl S., a Child, 407 S.W.3d 904 (Tex. App. 2013). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 160.402. The relevant provision here is section 161.”
in the Interest of R.J. Child., 381 S.W.3d 619 (Tex. App. 2012). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 160.402(b) (emphasis added); cf.”
in Re: T.D.B. (Tex. App. 2018). “Under the family code, “ ‘[a]lleged father’ means a man who alleges himself to be, or is alleged to be, the genetic father or a possible genetic father of a child, but whose paternity has not been determined.”
In the Interest of L.N.A.H. & K.N.A.H., Child. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2023). “” Tex. Fam. Code § 160.402(b). If the child is over one year of age when the petition is filed, an alleged father’s parental rights may be terminated if the alleged father “has not registered 6 with the paternity registry under Chapter 160.”
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