Tex. Fam. Code § 160.303

**Tex. Fam. Code § 160.303. DENIAL OF PATERNITY.** A presumed father of a child may sign a denial of his paternity. The denial is valid only if: (1) an acknowledgment of paternity signed or otherwise authenticated by another man is filed under Section 160.305; (2) the denial is in a record and is signed or otherwise authenticated under penalty of perjury; and (3) the presumed father has not previously: (A) acknowledged paternity of the child, unless the previous acknowledgment has been rescinded under Section 160.307 or successfully challenged under Section 160.308; or (B) been adjudicated to be the father of the child. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.