§Texas Family CodeOfficial text, fully linked

§ 160.605 Venue

Official text ↗
Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the county of this state in which:
(1)
the child resides or is found;
(2)
the respondent resides or is found if the child does not reside in this state; or
(3)
a proceeding for probate or administration of the presumed or alleged father’s estate has been commenced.
Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.

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