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TX Fam Code § 160.636 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter G. Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage|Section 160.636. Order Adjudicating Parentage; Costs

Sec. 160.636.  ORDER ADJUDICATING PARENTAGE;  COSTS.  (a)  The court shall render an order adjudicating whether a man alleged or claiming to be the father is the parent of the child.(b)  An order adjudicating parentage must identify the child by name and date of birth.(c)  Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (d), the court may assess filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, fees for genetic testing, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred in a proceeding under this subchapter.  Attorney's fees awarded by the court may be paid directly to the attorney.  An attorney who is awarded attorney's fees may enforce the order in the attorney's own name.(d)  The court may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against the support enforcement agency of this state or another state, except as provided by other law.(e)  On request of a party and for good cause shown, the court may order that the name of the child be changed.(f)  If the order of the court is at variance with the child's birth certificate, the court shall order the vital statistics unit to issue an amended birth record.(g)  On a finding of parentage, the court may order retroactive child support as provided by Chapter 154 and, on a proper showing, order a party to pay an equitable portion of all of the prenatal and postnatal health care expenses of the mother and the child.(h)  In rendering an order for retroactive child support under this section, the court shall use the child support guidelines provided by Chapter 154, together with any relevant factors.|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. 1.075, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 160.637 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter G. Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage|Section 160.637. Binding Effect of Determination of Parentage

Sec. 160.637.  BINDING EFFECT OF DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b) or Section 160.316, a determination of parentage is binding on:(1)  all signatories to an acknowledgment or denial of paternity as provided by Subchapter D;  and(2)  all parties to an adjudication by a court acting under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdictional requirements of Section 159.201.(b)  A child is not bound by a determination of parentage under this chapter unless:(1)  the determination was based on an unrescinded acknowledgment of paternity and the acknowledgment is consistent with the results of genetic testing;(2)  the adjudication of parentage was based on a finding consistent with the results of genetic testing and the consistency is declared in the determination or is otherwise shown;  or(3)  the child was a party or was represented in the proceeding determining parentage by an attorney ad litem.(c)  In a proceeding to dissolve a marriage, the court is considered to have made an adjudication of the parentage of a child if the court acts under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdictional requirements of Section 159.201, and the final order:(1)  expressly identifies the child as "a child of the marriage" or "issue of the marriage" or uses similar words indicating that the husband is the father of the child;  or(2)  provides for the payment of child support for the child by the husband unless paternity is specifically disclaimed in the order.(d)  Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b), a determination of parentage may be a defense in a subsequent proceeding seeking to adjudicate parentage by an individual who was not a party to the earlier proceeding.(e)  A party to an adjudication of paternity may challenge the adjudication only under the laws of this state relating to appeal, the vacating of judgments, or other judicial review.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 160.701 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter H. Child of Assisted Reproduction|Section 160.701. Scope of Subchapter

Sec. 160.701.  SCOPE OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 160.702 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter H. Child of Assisted Reproduction|Section 160.702. Parental Status of Donor

Sec. 160.702.  PARENTAL STATUS OF DONOR.  A donor is not a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 160.703 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter H. Child of Assisted Reproduction|Section 160.703. Husband's Paternity of Child of Assisted Reproduction

Sec. 160.703.  HUSBAND'S PATERNITY OF CHILD OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION.  If a husband provides sperm for or consents to assisted reproduction by his wife as provided by Section 160.704, he is the father of a resulting child.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 160.7031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter H. Child of Assisted Reproduction|Section 160.7031. Unmarried Man's Paternity of Child of Assisted Reproduction

Sec. 160.7031.  UNMARRIED MAN'S PATERNITY OF CHILD OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION.  (a)  If an unmarried man, with the intent to be the father of a resulting child, provides sperm to a licensed physician and consents to the use of that sperm for assisted reproduction by an unmarried woman, he is the father of a resulting child.(b)  Consent by an unmarried man who intends to be the father of a resulting child in accordance with this section must be in a record signed by the man and the unmarried woman and kept by a licensed physician.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 160.704 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter H. Child of Assisted Reproduction|Section 160.704. Consent to Assisted Reproduction

Sec. 160.704.  CONSENT TO ASSISTED REPRODUCTION.  (a)  Consent by a married woman to assisted reproduction must be in a record signed by the woman and her husband and kept by a licensed physician.  This requirement does not apply to the donation of eggs by a married woman for assisted reproduction by another woman.(b)  Failure by the husband to sign a consent required by Subsection (a) before or after the birth of the child does not preclude a finding that the husband is the father of a child born to his wife if the wife and husband openly treated the child as their own.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 160.705 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter H. Child of Assisted Reproduction|Section 160.705. Limitation on Husband's Dispute of Paternity

Sec. 160.705.  LIMITATION ON HUSBAND'S DISPUTE OF PATERNITY.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b), the husband of a wife who gives birth to a child by means of assisted reproduction may not challenge his paternity of the child unless:(1)  before the fourth anniversary of the date of learning of the birth of the child he commences a proceeding to adjudicate his paternity;  and(2)  the court finds that he did not consent to the assisted reproduction before or after the birth of the child.(b)  A proceeding to adjudicate paternity may be maintained at any time if the court determines that:(1)  the husband did not provide sperm for or, before or after the birth of the child, consent to assisted reproduction by his wife;(2)  the husband and the mother of the child have not cohabited since the probable time of assisted reproduction;  and(3)  the husband never openly treated the child as his own.(c)  The limitations provided by this section apply to a marriage declared invalid after assisted reproduction.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 160.706 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter H. Child of Assisted Reproduction|Section 160.706. Effect of Dissolution of Marriage

Sec. 160.706.  EFFECT OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE.  (a)  If a marriage is dissolved before the placement of eggs, sperm, or embryos, the former spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the former spouse consented in a record kept by a licensed physician that if assisted reproduction were to occur after a divorce the former spouse would be a parent of the child.(b)  The consent of a former spouse to assisted reproduction may be withdrawn by that individual in a record kept by a licensed physician at any time before the placement of eggs, sperm, or embryos.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 160.707 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter H. Child of Assisted Reproduction|Section 160.707. Parental Status of Deceased Spouse

Sec. 160.707.  PARENTAL STATUS OF DECEASED SPOUSE.  If a spouse dies before the placement of eggs, sperm, or embryos, the deceased spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the deceased spouse consented in a record kept by a licensed physician that if assisted reproduction were to occur after death the deceased spouse would be a parent of the child.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 43, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 160.751 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter I. Gestational Agreements|Section 160.751. Definition

Sec. 160.751.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "gestational mother" means a woman who gives birth to a child conceived under a gestational agreement.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 160.752 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter I. Gestational Agreements|Section 160.752. Scope of Subchapter; Choice of Law

Sec. 160.752.  SCOPE OF SUBCHAPTER;  CHOICE OF LAW.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or another law, this subchapter authorizes an agreement between a woman and the intended parents of a child in which the woman relinquishes all rights as a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction and that provides that the intended parents become the parents of the child.(b)  This subchapter controls over any other law with respect to a child conceived under a gestational agreement under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 160.753 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter I. Gestational Agreements|Section 160.753. Establishment of Parent-Child Relationship

Sec. 160.753.  ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or another law, the mother-child relationship exists between a woman and a child by an adjudication confirming the woman as a parent of the child born to a gestational mother under a gestational agreement if the gestational agreement is validated under this subchapter or enforceable under other law, regardless of the fact that the gestational mother gave birth to the child.(b)  The father-child relationship exists between a child and a man by an adjudication confirming the man as a parent of the child born to a gestational mother under a gestational agreement if the gestational agreement is validated under this subchapter or enforceable under other law.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 160.754 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter I. Gestational Agreements|Section 160.754. Gestational Agreement Authorized

Sec. 160.754.  GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED.  (a)  A prospective gestational mother, her husband if she is married, each donor, and each intended parent may enter into a written agreement providing that:(1)  the prospective gestational mother agrees to pregnancy by means of assisted reproduction;(2)  the prospective gestational mother, her husband if she is married, and each donor other than the intended parents, if applicable, relinquish all parental rights and duties with respect to a child conceived through assisted reproduction;(3)  the intended parents will be the parents of the child;  and(4)  the gestational mother and each intended parent agree to exchange throughout the period covered by the agreement all relevant information regarding the health of the gestational mother and each intended parent.(b)  The intended parents must be married to each other.  Each intended parent must be a party to the gestational agreement.(c)  The gestational agreement must require that the eggs used in the assisted reproduction procedure be retrieved from an intended parent or a donor.  The gestational mother's eggs may not be used in the assisted reproduction procedure.(d)  The gestational agreement must state that the physician who will perform the assisted reproduction procedure as provided by the agreement has informed the parties to the agreement of:(1)  the rate of successful conceptions and births attributable to the procedure, including the most recent published outcome statistics of the procedure at the facility at which it will be performed;(2)  the potential for and risks associated with the implantation of multiple embryos and consequent multiple births resulting from the procedure;(3)  the nature of and expenses related to the procedure;(4)  the health risks associated with, as applicable, fertility drugs used in the procedure, egg retrieval procedures, and egg or embryo transfer procedures;  and(5)  reasonably foreseeable psychological effects resulting from the procedure.(e)  The parties to a gestational agreement must enter into the agreement before the 14th day preceding the date the transfer of eggs, sperm, or embryos to the gestational mother occurs for the purpose of conception or implantation.(f)  A gestational agreement does not apply to the birth of a child conceived by means of sexual intercourse.(g)  A gestational agreement may not limit the right of the gestational mother to make decisions to safeguard her health or the health of an embryo.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 160.755 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter I. Gestational Agreements|Section 160.755. Petition to Validate Gestational Agreement

Sec. 160.755.  PETITION TO VALIDATE GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT.  (a)  The intended parents and the prospective gestational mother under a gestational agreement may commence a proceeding to validate the agreement.(b)  A person may maintain a proceeding to validate a gestational agreement only if:(1)  the prospective gestational mother or the intended parents have resided in this state for the 90 days preceding the date the proceeding is commenced;(2)  the prospective gestational mother's husband, if she is married, is joined as a party to the proceeding;  and(3)  a copy of the gestational agreement is attached to the petition.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 160.756 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter I. Gestational Agreements|Section 160.756. Hearing to Validate Gestational Agreement

Sec. 160.756.  HEARING TO VALIDATE GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT.  (a)  A gestational agreement must be validated as provided by this section.(b)  The court may validate a gestational agreement as provided by Subsection (c) only if the court finds that:(1)  the parties have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court under the jurisdictional standards of this chapter;(2)  the medical evidence provided shows that the intended mother is unable to carry a pregnancy to term and give birth to the child or is unable to carry the pregnancy to term and give birth to the child without unreasonable risk to her physical or mental health or to the health of the unborn child;(3)  unless waived by the court, an agency or other person has conducted a home study of the intended parents and has determined that the intended parents meet the standards of fitness applicable to adoptive parents;(4)  each party to the agreement has voluntarily entered into and understands the terms of the agreement;(5)  the prospective gestational mother has had at least one previous pregnancy and delivery and carrying another pregnancy to term and giving birth to another child would not pose an unreasonable risk to the child's health or the physical or mental health of the prospective gestational mother;  and(6)  the parties have adequately provided for which party is responsible for all reasonable health care expenses associated with the pregnancy, including providing for who is responsible for those expenses if the agreement is terminated.(c)  If the court finds that the requirements of Subsection (b) are satisfied, the court may render an order validating the gestational agreement and declaring that the intended parents will be the parents of a child born under the agreement.(d)  The court may validate the gestational agreement at the court's discretion.  The court's determination of whether to validate the agreement is subject to review only for abuse of discretion.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 160.757 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter I. Gestational Agreements|Section 160.757. Inspection of Records

Sec. 160.757.  INSPECTION OF RECORDS.  The proceedings, records, and identities of the parties to a gestational agreement under this subchapter are subject to inspection under the same standards of confidentiality that apply to an adoption under the laws of this state.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 160.758 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter I. Gestational Agreements|Section 160.758. Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction

Sec. 160.758.  CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.  Subject to Section 152.201, a court that conducts a proceeding under this subchapter has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of all matters arising out of the gestational agreement until the date a child born to the gestational mother during the period covered by the agreement reaches 180 days of age.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 160.759 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|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|Subchapter I. Gestational Agreements|Section 160.759. Termination of Gestational Agreement

Sec. 160.759.  TERMINATION OF GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT.  (a)  Before a prospective gestational mother becomes pregnant by means of assisted reproduction, the prospective gestational mother, her husband if she is married, or either intended parent may terminate a gestational agreement validated under Section 160.756 by giving written notice of the termination to each other party to the agreement.(b)  A person who terminates a gestational agreement under Subsection (a) shall file notice of the termination with the court.  A person having the duty to notify the court who does not notify the court of the termination of the agreement is subject to appropriate sanctions.(c)  On receipt of the notice of termination, the court shall vacate the order rendered under Section 160.756 validating the gestational agreement.(d)  A prospective gestational mother and her husband, if she is married, may not be liable to an intended parent for terminating a gestational agreement if the termination is in accordance with this section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|