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Tex. Fam. Code § 160.603

Tex. Fam. Code § 160.603 - Necessary Parties To Proceeding (2026)

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**Tex. Fam. Code § 160.603. NECESSARY PARTIES TO PROCEEDING.** 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. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.

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