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 § 160.603 (2026)

Necessary Parties To Proceeding

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Sec. 160.603. NECESSARY PARTIES TO PROCEEDING. The following individuals must be joined as parties in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage:

(1) the mother of the child; and

(2) a man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2006–2022 · leading case: Lorena Quiroz v. Rummie Lee Gray, II, 441 S.W.3d 588 (Tex. App. 2014).
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Lorena Quiroz v. Rummie Lee Gray, II, 441 S.W.3d 588 (Tex. App. 2014). “See Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 160.603 (West 2014) (identifying “the mother of the child” and “a man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated” as the two necessary parties); Frazer v.”
in the Interest of B.B.R. A/K/A F.D.R.T., 188 S.W.3d 341 (Tex. App. 2006). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 160.603 (Vernon 2002).”
in the Interest of Justin G. Dart, an Adult Child (Tex. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “603 of the Texas Family Code. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN.”
In Re Bbr, 188 S.W.3d 341 (Tex. App. 2006). “See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 160.603 (Vernon 2002).”
the City of Austin D/B/A Austin Energy // Saljar, Inc. D/B/A OK Corral Night Club v. Maria Del Rosario Membreno Lopez as Next Friend of Jaime Antonio Membreno Lopez// Cross-Appellee, the City of Austin D/B/A Austin Energy (Tex. App. 2021). “See Tex. Fam. Code § 160.603 (establishing that man whose paternity of child is to be adjudicated is necessary party to proceeding).”
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