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Your free Paternity Toolkit
Eight print-ready worksheets that go with Paternity in Texas. Use them to establish or challenge paternity in Texas.
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Texas Family Law Series · 2026 Edition
Get the path and the deadlines right from the start
Who it's for
Mothers, fathers and alleged fathers working through paternity in Texas, by acknowledgment or in court.
What's in the toolkit
Tool 1: The paternity path finder: acknowledgment or lawsuit?
Tool 2: Before you sign: the AOP checklist and 60-day rescission calendar
Tool 3: Jurisdiction, standing and deadline qualifier
Tool 4: Filing and service tracker with the 20-day answer calendar
Tool 5: Emergency affidavit builder: show, don't tell
Tool 6: Discovery tracker and 30-day deadline calendar
Tool 7: Mediation preparation packet
Tool 8: Post-order compliance log, modification-vs-enforcement decider and terms decoder
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2026 Edition
States when it was written and the law it relies on.
Legal education, not legal advice. STACKED LEGAL® is a publisher, not a law firm. Using this checklist creates no attorney-client relationship and promises no outcome. Laws change; verify current law and talk to a licensed attorney in your state about your situation.