Necessary Parties to Proceeding

Uniform Parentage Act · Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage

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.

Official text of the Texas Family Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

Legislative history

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