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 161. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
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Tex. Fam. Code § 161.204 (2026)

Termination Based On Affidavit Of Waiver Of Interest

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Sec. 161.204. TERMINATION BASED ON AFFIDAVIT OF WAIVER OF INTEREST. In a suit for termination, the court may render an order terminating the parent-child relationship between a child and a man who has signed an affidavit of waiver of interest in the child, if the termination is in the best interest of the child.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1090, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2024 · leading case: in the Interest of I.D., a Child (Tex. App. 2022).
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in the Interest of I.D., a Child (Tex. App. 2022). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 161.204 (authorizing termination of the parental rights of “a man who has signed an affidavit of waiver of interest in the child, if the termination is in the best interest of the child”).”
In The Matter of The Est. of Harper Marie Provenza, Deceased: Cody W. Gibson & Benjamin L. Provenza v. Donna McNatt & Rebecca W. Provenza, of the Est. of Louis J. Provenza, Individually, & as a Member of Northshore Grp., LLC; & Northshore Grp., LLC (Miss. 2024). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 161.204 (“In a suit for termination, the court may render an order terminating the parent-child relationship between a child and a man who has signed an affidavit of waiver of interest in the child, if the termination is in the best interest of the…”
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