Tex. Fam. Code § 160.707
Tex. Fam. Code § 160.707 - Parental Status Of Deceased Spouse (2026)
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**Tex. Fam. Code § 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.
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