79R1612 MCK-D

By:  Goodman                                                      H.B. No. 209



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to rescinding an acknowledgment of paternity executed by a 
minor.  
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 160.307, Family Code, is amended to read 
as follows:     
	Sec. 160.307.  PROCEEDING FOR RESCISSION.  (a) Except as 
provided by Subsection (b), a [A] signatory may rescind an 
acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity by commencing a 
proceeding to rescind before the earlier of:
		(1)  the 60th day after the effective date of the 
acknowledgment or denial, as provided by Section 160.304;  or
		(2)  the date of the first hearing in a proceeding to 
which the signatory is a party before a court to adjudicate an issue 
relating to the child, including a proceeding that establishes 
child support.
	(b)  If the signatory was a minor on the date the signatory 
executed the acknowledgment of paternity, the signatory may 
commence a proceeding to rescind the acknowledgment of paternity 
not later than the earlier of the 60th day after the date of:
		(1)  the signatory's 18th birthday; or                                 
		(2)  the removal of the signatory's disabilities of 
minority by court order, marriage, or other operation of law.
	SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act to Section 
160.307, Family Code, applies to an acknowledgment of paternity 
executed before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.