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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 3. VITAL STATISTICS |
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Chapter 192. BIRTH RECORDS |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL REGISTRATION PROVISIONS |
Sec. 192.006. SUPPLEMENTARY BIRTH CERTIFICATES
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(a) A supplementary birth certificate may be filed if the person who is the subject of the certificate:
(1) becomes the child of the person's father by the subsequent marriage of the person's parents;
(2) has the person's parentage determined by a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(3) is adopted under the laws of any state.
(b) An application for a supplementary birth certificate may be filed by:
(1) an adult whose status is changed; or
(2) a legal representative of the person whose status is changed.
(c) The state registrar shall require proof of the change in status that the board by rule may prescribe.
(d) Supplementary birth certificates and applications for supplementary birth certificates shall be prepared and filed in accordance with board rules.
(e) In accordance with board rules, a supplementary birth certificate may be filed for a person whose parentage has been determined by an acknowledgment of paternity.