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   Paternity Establishment FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
By: Legal Aid of Northwest Texas - Dallas   		  
   
   Paternity (Separate Website)
Click on this link to request an amendment, adding or changing the father's name on your child's birth certificate.
By: Texas Department of State Health Services 		  
   
   Texas Attorney General Handbook for Non-Custodial Parents This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)

By: Texas Attorney General 		  
   
   Birth and Death Record Amendment Forms (Separate Website)
Click on this link to request an application to change or amend a birth certificate, after the judge has signed an order changing your or child's name.
By: Texas Department of State Health Services 		  
   
   Answers to questions about Child Support in Texas
    What is child support, how much is child support, how to establish child support payments, withholding orders and more answers to questions about child support.

By: Partnership for Legal Access 		  
   
   TXAccess.org (Separate Website)
This links to a website of English and Spanish resources for parents who do not have primary custody of their children, sponsored by Legal Aid of Northwest Texas and the Texas Attorney General's Office. It contains legal information about custody, child support, visitation, grandparents' rights and paternity issues. It provides some forms that might be useful to a non-custodial parent.
By: Legal Aid of Northwest Texas 		  
   
   Child Support through the Texas Attorney General's Office (Separate Website)
Link to OAG Child Support site. 		  
   
   Child Support Calculator This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
    Use this fillable Adobe form to see an estimate for child support payments in Texas. This is only an estimate courts consider other factors to detemine child support payments.

By: Partnership for Legal Access 		  
   
   2011 Referral Directory Legal Services and Other Resources This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Legal services and other resources for low-income Texans. 		  
   
   Application for a New Birth Certificate Based on Parentage This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
This form is used to ADD, REMOVE, or REPLACE information regarding the father and/or mother listed on the original birth certificate according to an establishment of PATERNITY or a COURT ORDER.
By: Office of the Attorney General Texas 		  
   
   Assisted Reproduction and Gestational Agreements This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Read this to find out how Texas law affects parenthood when people use infertility treatment, including surrogate mothers or sperm and egg donors
By: Texas Partnership for Legal Access
    Read this in: Spanish / Español 		  
   
   Court Structure of Texas (Separate Website)

By: Office of Court Administration 		  
   
   Establish Paternity
Free forms to help you establish paternity of a child.
By: Travis County Law Library 		  
   
   Fox26Law: Your Legal Questions Answered (Separate Website)
Every Tuesday and Thursday in its 7 a.m. newscast on FOX 26 Morning News, legal analyst Chris Tritico offers up some free legal insight. On this page you can ask your questions, watch previous segments, and read Chris' online-only responses to various questions.
By: Fox26 KRIV 		  
   
   How to Select a Lawyer This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)

By: The State Bar of Texas 		  
   
   Law Libraries in Texas (Separate Website)
Law libraries in Texas.
By: Texas State Law Library 		  
   
   Limited Scope Representation This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
A way for people with limited money to afford an attorney.
By: Legal Hotlines for Texans 		  
   
   Parents and the Law This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
    There are now many ways that people can become parents. Donor eggs and sperm can help a woman get pregnant. Or sometimes a woman is willing to have a child for another couple. The laws in Texas have changed to address these new ways. But, the basic role of the law has remained the same: to protect and promote what is best for the child.
    This article explains these topics:
    ? Legal Parents
    ? Acknowledgment of Paternity
    ? Denial of Paternity
    ? Paternity Registry
    ? Genetic Testing
    ? Paternity or Parentage Cases

    If you have questions about your situation, talk to a lawyer with experience in paternity law.

By: Texas Partnership for Legal Access
    Read this in: Spanish / Español 		  
   
   Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
If you are not married to the father of your child but you want him listed as the legal father on the birth certificate, here is information you will need to know.
By: Office of the Attorney General Texas 		  
   
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