1 Tex. Admin. Code § 55.402 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
Acknowledgment of Paternity form--An agreement affirming parentage for a child
signed by both the man claiming to be the biological father and the mother,
that is executed on a form prescribed by the Texas Department of State Health
Services, Vital Statistics Unit. The mother and the father may sign separate
acknowledgments before or after the birth of the child.
(2) Denial of Paternity form--A statement
executed by a presumed father denying parentage of the child of whom he is
presumed to be the father, on a form prescribed by the Texas Department of
State Health Services, Vital Statistics Unit.
(3) Rescission of Acknowledgment of Paternity
form--A statement executed by a signatory rescinding an Acknowledgment of
Paternity or Denial of Paternity, on a form prescribed by the Texas Department
of State Health Services, Vital Statistics Unit.
(4) Certified entity--An agency,
organization, or individual that is certified by the Office of the Attorney
General to perform voluntary paternity establishment services. The certified
entity must comply with all rules established for such certification.
(5) Presumed father--A man who is legally
assumed to be the father of a child because he meets the criteria found under
Texas Family Code §
160.204.
(6) Parent Survey on the Acknowledgment of
Paternity--A form promulgated by the Office of the Attorney General to assist
parents and the certified entity in the completion of the Acknowledgment of
Paternity.
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