Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 3 - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Chapter 55 - CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Subchapter J - VOLUNTARY PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGMENT PROCESS
Section 55.409 - Rescinding Acknowledgment or Denial

Universal Citation: 1 TX Admin Code ยง 55.409

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

Any signatory to an Acknowledgment of Paternity or Denial of Paternity may rescind an acknowledgment or denial through a certified entity providing such services. The rescinding party must:

(1) Complete a Rescission of Acknowledgment of Paternity form.

(2) Mail copies of the Rescission of Acknowledgment of Paternity form by certified or registered mail to all people who signed the original Acknowledgment of Paternity or Denial of Paternity and the Attorney General's Office, if required.

(3) Submit to Texas Department of State Health Services, Vital Statistics Unit:

(A) the original Rescission of Acknowledgment of Paternity form; and

(B) the original proof of mailing of the copies.

(4) Submissions to the Texas Department of State Health Services, Vital Statistics Unit must be made by the date a proceeding related to the child is initiated or the 60th day after the effective date of the acknowledgment, whichever comes earlier.

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