Who is the father of the child? In Texas, there are 5 ways in which a man can become the legal father of a child.

1. The man meets the conditions to become the presumed father.

2. The man acknowledges he is the father. He does this by voluntarily signing a document, along with the mother of the child, saying he is the child’s father, and he files it with the Texas Vital Statistics Unit.

3. The man legally adopts the child.

4. The court declares he is the father of the child. This usually consists of a lawsuit in which the man has submitted to a paternity test and results prove he is the father.

5. The man consented to assisted reproduction.

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