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 § 160.404 (2026)

Termination Of Parental Rights: Failure To Register

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Sec. 160.404. TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS: FAILURE TO REGISTER. The parental rights of a man alleged to be the father of a child may be terminated without notice as provided by Section 161.002 if the man:

(1) did not timely register with the vital statistics unit; and

(2) is not entitled to notice under Section 160.402 or 161.002.

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. 1.068, eff. April 2, 2015.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2021 · 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). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 160.404. Section 160.”
in the Interest of J.M., 387 S.W.3d 865 (Tex. App. 2012). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 160.404 (West 2008).”
in the Interest of C.R.G., a Child (Tex. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “the Court dated November 17, 2017 and requests the Court to consider the following issues: ISSUES PRESENTED FOR REHEARING Issue 1: By providing Vargas – an alleged father who, prior to termination, neither registered with the paternity registry nor initiated a suit to adjudicate…”
in the Interest of Z.A., a Child (Tex. App. 2021). “TEX. FAM. CODE § 160.404(1). An alleged father who has filed a timely admission of paternity, however, may not have his parental rights summarily terminated solely 2 The Department’s petition also sought to terminate E.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 160.404(1) — 1 case
in the Interest of Z.A., a Child (Tex. App. 2021). “TEX. FAM. CODE § 160.404(1). An alleged father who has filed a timely admission of paternity, however, may not have his parental rights summarily terminated solely 2 The Department’s petition also sought to terminate E.”
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