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TX Fam Code § 160.760 (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 160.760. Parentage Under Validated Gestational Agreement

Sec. 160.760.  PARENTAGE UNDER VALIDATED GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT.  (a)  On the birth of a child to a gestational mother under a validated gestational agreement, the intended parents shall file a notice of the birth with the court not later than the 300th day after the date assisted reproduction occurred.(b)  After receiving notice of the birth, the court shall render an order that:(1)  confirms that the intended parents are the child's parents;(2)  requires the gestational mother to surrender the child to the intended parents, if necessary; and(3)  requires the vital statistics unit to issue a birth certificate naming the intended parents as the child's parents.(c)  If a person alleges that a child born to a gestational mother did not result from assisted reproduction, the court shall order that scientifically accepted parentage testing be conducted to determine the child's parentage.(d)  If the intended parents fail to file the notice required by Subsection (a), the gestational mother or an appropriate state agency may file the notice required by that subsection.  On a showing that  an order validating the gestational agreement was rendered in accordance with Section 160.756, the court shall order that the intended parents are the child's parents and are financially responsible for the child.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 916 (H.B. 260), Sec. 22, eff. June 18, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.076, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 160.761 (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 160.761. Effect of Gestational Mother's Marriage After Validation of Agreement

Sec. 160.761.  EFFECT OF GESTATIONAL MOTHER'S MARRIAGE AFTER VALIDATION OF AGREEMENT.  If a gestational mother is married after the court renders an order validating a gestational agreement under this subchapter:(1)  the validity of the gestational agreement is not affected;(2)  the gestational mother's husband is not required to consent to the agreement;  and(3)  the gestational mother's husband is not a presumed father of the child born under the terms of the agreement.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 160.762 (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 160.762. Effect of Gestational Agreement That Is Not Validated

Sec. 160.762.  EFFECT OF GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT THAT IS NOT VALIDATED.  (a)  A gestational agreement that is not validated as provided by this subchapter is unenforceable, regardless of whether the agreement is in a record.(b)  The parent-child relationship of a child born under a gestational agreement that is not validated as provided by this subchapter is determined as otherwise provided by this chapter.(c)  A party to a gestational agreement that is not validated as provided by this subchapter who is an intended parent under the agreement may be held liable for the support of a child born under the agreement, even if the agreement is otherwise unenforceable.(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 section.  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.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 160.763 (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 160.763. Health Care Facility Reporting Requirement

Sec. 160.763.  HEALTH CARE FACILITY REPORTING REQUIREMENT.  (a)  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission by rule shall develop and implement a confidential reporting system that requires each health care facility in this state at which assisted reproduction procedures are performed under gestational agreements to report statistics related to those procedures.(b)  In developing the reporting system, the executive commissioner shall require each health care facility described by Subsection (a) to annually report:(1)  the number of assisted reproduction procedures under a gestational agreement performed at the facility during the preceding year; and(2)  the number and current status of embryos created through assisted reproduction procedures described by Subdivision (1) that were not transferred for implantation.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.077, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 161.003 (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 161 - Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship|Subchapter A. Grounds|Section 161.003. Involuntary Termination: Inability to Care for Child

Sec. 161.003.  INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION:  INABILITY TO CARE FOR CHILD.  (a)  The court may order termination of the parent-child relationship in a suit filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services if the court finds that:(1)  the parent has a mental or emotional illness or a mental deficiency that renders the parent unable to provide for the physical, emotional, and mental needs of the child;(2)  the illness or deficiency, in all reasonable probability, proved by clear and convincing evidence, will continue to render the parent unable to provide for the child's needs until the 18th birthday of the child;(3)  the department has been the temporary or sole managing conservator of the child of the parent for at least six months preceding the date of the hearing on the termination held in accordance with Subsection (c);(4)  the department has made reasonable efforts to return the child to the parent; and(5)  the termination is in the best interest of the child.(b)  Immediately after the filing of a suit under this section, the court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the interests of the parent against whom the suit is brought.(c)  A hearing on the termination may not be held earlier than 180 days after the date on which the suit was filed.(d)  An attorney appointed under Subsection (b) shall represent the parent for the duration of the suit unless the parent, with the permission of the court, retains another attorney.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 67, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 496, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1090, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.080, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 161.004 (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 161 - Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship|Subchapter A. Grounds|Section 161.004. Termination of Parental Rights After Denial of Prior Petition to Terminate

Sec. 161.004.  TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AFTER DENIAL OF PRIOR PETITION TO TERMINATE.  (a)  The court may terminate the parent-child relationship after rendition of an order that previously denied termination of the parent-child relationship if:(1)  the petition under this section is filed after the date the order denying termination was rendered;(2)  the circumstances of the child, parent, sole managing conservator, possessory conservator, or other party affected by the order denying termination have materially and substantially changed since the date that the order was rendered;(3)  the parent committed an act listed under Section 161.001 before the date the order denying termination was rendered;  and(4)  termination is in the best interest of the child.(b)  At a hearing under this section, the court may consider evidence presented at a previous hearing in a suit for termination of the parent-child relationship of the parent with respect to the same child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 161.006 (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 161 - Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship|Subchapter A. Grounds|Section 161.006. Termination After Abortion

Sec. 161.006.  TERMINATION AFTER ABORTION.  (a)  A petition requesting termination of the parent-child relationship with respect to a parent who is not the petitioner may be granted if the child was born alive as the result of an abortion.(b)  In this code, "abortion" has the meaning assigned by Section 245.002, Health and Safety Code.(c)  The court or the jury may not terminate the parent-child relationship under this section with respect to a parent who:(1)  had no knowledge of the abortion;  or(2)  participated in or consented to the abortion for the sole purpose of preventing the death of the mother.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 161.007 (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 161 - Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship|Subchapter A. Grounds|Section 161.007. Termination When Pregnancy Results From Criminal Act

Sec. 161.007.  TERMINATION WHEN PREGNANCY RESULTS FROM CRIMINAL ACT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the court shall order the termination of the parent-child relationship of a parent and a child if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that:(1)  the parent has engaged in conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code;(2)  as a direct result of the conduct described by Subdivision (1), the victim of the conduct became pregnant with the parent's child; and(3)  termination is in the best interest of the child.(b)  If, for the two years after the birth of the child, the parent was married to or cohabiting with the other parent of the child, the court may order the termination of the parent-child relationship of the parent and the child if the court finds that:(1)  the parent has been convicted of an offense committed under Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code;(2)  as a direct result of the commission of the offense by the parent, the other parent became pregnant with the child; and(3)  termination is in the best interest of the child.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 3.31, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 907 (H.B. 1228), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Fam Code § 161.101 (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 161 - Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship|Subchapter B. Procedures|Section 161.101. Petition Allegations; Petition and Motion Requirements

Sec. 161.101.  PETITION ALLEGATIONS; PETITION AND MOTION REQUIREMENTS.  (a) A petition for the termination of the parent-child relationship is sufficient without the necessity of specifying the underlying facts if the petition alleges in the statutory language the ground for the termination and that termination is in the best interest of the child.(b)  A petition or motion filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a suit for termination of the parent-child relationship is subject to Chapter 10, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and Rule 13, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 8 (H.B. 567), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 161.102 (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 161 - Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship|Subchapter B. Procedures|Section 161.102. Filing Suit for Termination Before Birth

Sec. 161.102.  FILING SUIT FOR TERMINATION BEFORE BIRTH.  (a)  A suit for termination may be filed before the birth of the child.(b)  If the suit is filed before the birth of the child, the petition shall be styled "In the Interest of an Unborn Child."  After the birth, the clerk shall change the style of the case to conform to the requirements of Section 102.008.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 161.1031 (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 161 - Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship|Subchapter B. Procedures|Section 161.1031. Medical History Report

Sec. 161.1031.  MEDICAL HISTORY REPORT.  (a)  A parent who signs an affidavit of voluntary relinquishment of parental rights under Section 161.103 regarding a biological child must also prepare a medical history report that addresses the medical history of the parent and the parent's ancestors.(b)  The Department of Family and Protective Services, in cooperation with the Department of State Health Services, shall adopt a form that a parent may use to comply with this section.  The form must be designed to permit a parent to identify any medical condition of the parent or the parent's ancestors that could indicate a predisposition for the child to develop the condition.(c)  The medical history report shall be used in preparing the health, social, educational, and genetic history report required by Section 162.005 and shall be made available to persons granted access under Section 162.006 in the manner provided by that section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1258 (H.B. 1999), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 161.1035 (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 161 - Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship|Subchapter B. Procedures|Section 161.1035. Revocability of Certain Affidavits

Sec. 161.1035.  REVOCABILITY OF CERTAIN AFFIDAVITS.  An affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights that fails to state that the relinquishment or waiver is irrevocable for a stated time is:(1)  revocable only if the revocation is made before the 11th day after the date the affidavit is executed; and(2)  irrevocable on or after the 11th day after the date the affidavit is executed.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1283 (H.B. 3997), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 161.104 (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 161 - Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship|Subchapter B. Procedures|Section 161.104. Rights of Designated Managing Conservator Pending Court Appointment

Sec. 161.104.  RIGHTS OF DESIGNATED MANAGING CONSERVATOR PENDING COURT APPOINTMENT.  A person, licensed child-placing agency, or the Department of Family and Protective Services  designated managing conservator of a child in an irrevocable or unrevoked affidavit of relinquishment has a right to possession of the child superior to the right of the person executing the affidavit, the right to consent to medical, surgical, dental, and psychological treatment of the child, and the rights and duties given by Chapter 153 to a possessory conservator until such time as these rights and duties are modified or terminated by court order.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 70, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.083, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 161.106 (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 161 - Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship|Subchapter B. Procedures|Section 161.106. Affidavit of Waiver of Interest in Child

Sec. 161.106.  AFFIDAVIT OF WAIVER OF INTEREST IN CHILD.  (a)  A man may sign an affidavit disclaiming any interest in a child and waiving notice or the service of citation in any suit filed or to be filed affecting the parent-child relationship with respect to the child.(b)  The affidavit may be signed before the birth of the child.(c)  The affidavit shall be:(1)  signed by the man, whether or not a minor;(2)  witnessed by two credible persons;  and(3)  verified before a person authorized to take oaths.(d)  The affidavit may contain a statement that the affiant does not admit being the father of the child or having had a sexual relationship with the mother of the child.(e)  An affidavit of waiver of interest in a child may be used in a suit in which the affiant attempts to establish an interest in the child. The affidavit may not be used in a suit brought by another person, licensed child-placing agency, or the Department of Family and Protective Services to establish the affiant's paternity of the child.(f)  A waiver in an affidavit under this section is irrevocable. (g)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1283, Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2007.(h)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1283, Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2007.(i)  A copy of the affidavit shall be provided to the person who executed the affidavit at the time the person signs the affidavit.(j)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1283, Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2007.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1283 (H.B. 3997), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1283 (H.B. 3997), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.084, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 161.107 (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 161 - Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship|Subchapter B. Procedures|Section 161.107. Missing Parent or Relative

Sec. 161.107.  MISSING PARENT OR RELATIVE.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Parent" means a parent, as defined by Section 160.102,  whose parent-child relationship with a child has not been terminated.  The term does not include a man who does not have a parent-child relationship established under Chapter 160.(2)  "Relative" means a parent, grandparent, or adult sibling or child.(b)  If a parent of the child has not been personally served in a suit in which the Department of Family and Protective Services seeks termination, the department must make a diligent effort to locate that parent.(c)  If a parent has not been personally served and cannot be located, the department shall make a diligent effort to locate a relative of the missing parent to give the relative an opportunity to request appointment as the child's managing conservator.(d)  If the department is not able to locate a missing parent or a relative of that parent and sufficient information is available concerning the physical whereabouts of the parent or relative, the department shall request the state agency designated to administer a statewide plan for child support to use the parental locator service established under 42 U.S.C. Section 653 to determine the location of the missing parent or relative.(e)  The department shall be required to provide evidence to the court to show what actions were taken by the department in making a diligent effort to locate the missing parent and relative of the missing parent.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 71, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1283 (H.B. 3997), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1283 (H.B. 3997), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 161.108 (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 161 - Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship|Subchapter B. Procedures|Section 161.108. Release of Child From Hospital or Birthing Center

Sec. 161.108.  RELEASE OF CHILD FROM HOSPITAL OR BIRTHING CENTER.  (a)  Before or at the time an affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights under Section 161.103 is executed, the mother of a newborn child may authorize the release of the child from the hospital or birthing center to a licensed child-placing agency, the Department of Family and Protective Services, or another designated person.(b)  A release under this section must be:(1)  executed in writing;(2)  witnessed by two credible adults;  and(3)  verified before a person authorized to take oaths.(c)  A hospital or birthing center shall comply with the terms of a release executed under this section without requiring a court order.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.085, eff. April 2, 2015.|