Supreme Court of Texas

Under Family Code 160.007(a)(1), alleged father of child may not sue to establish paternity after court has found another man to be the biological father of the child even if he was not served notice of prior paternity suit.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/04/2001
• Decided 04/26/2001
• Published 04/26/2001

Judges

• Justice Hankinson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Suzanne Laechelin, Asst. County Atty., Conroe, Gregory S. Coleman, Office of Atty. Gen. of Texas, Sarah Regina Guidry, Texas Dept. of Protective and Regulatory Services, Houston, John Cornyn, Andy Taylor, Office of the Atty. Gen. of Texas, Austin, Cecilia Gutierrez, Sharon Kay Yanger, Asst. County Attys., Conroe, Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• John Foster Pettit, Adair & Pettit, Conroe, for Respondent.