TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS: FAILURE TO REGISTER.
Tex. FAM Code § 160.404.
in effectThe parental rights of a man alleged to be the father of a child may be terminated without notice as provided by Section 161.002 if the man:
(1) did not timely register with the vital statistics unit; and
(2) is not entitled to notice under Section 160.402 or 161.002 .
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.