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Texas Family Code - FAM § 160.604. Personal Jurisdiction

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) An individual may not be adjudicated to be a parent unless the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual.

(b) A court of this state having jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the guardian or conservator of the individual if the conditions in Section 159.201 are satisfied.

(c) If the court lacks jurisdiction over one individual, the court:

(1) is not precluded from making an adjudication of parentage binding on another individual over whom the court has personal jurisdiction; and

(2) may not delay the adjudication described by Subdivision (1) solely due to the lack of jurisdiction.

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