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Tex. Fam. Code § 161.204

Tex. Fam. Code § 161.204 - Termination Based On Affidavit Of Waiver Of Interest (2026)

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**Tex. Fam. Code § 161.204. TERMINATION BASED ON AFFIDAVIT OF WAIVER OF INTEREST.** In a suit for termination, the court may render an order terminating the parent-child relationship between a child and a man who has signed an affidavit of waiver of interest in the child, if the termination is in the best interest of the child. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1090, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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