"Paternity Registry" Statutes: Tex. Fam. Code Ann. sec. 160.251 et seq.
Forms are available from hospitals, birthing centers, licensed child-placing agencies, county and district clerks, and the Bureau of Vital Statistics. (See following address.)
Return the form to:
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th
Austin, TX 78756
Tel: 1-888-963-7111 ext 7782 or 512-458-7782.
Notarization required.
Cost: Non
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