Hospitals and Birthing Entities
The Acknowledgment of Paternity (AOP) is for parents not married to each other. It is a form when signed by both the biological father and the mother becomes a legal finding of paternity. The biological father becomes the legal father and has all the rights and duties of a parent and his name may go on the birth certificate.
Administering the AOP
- Benefits Rights and Responsibilities (bi-lingual)
- Information About Child Support for New Parents (bi-lingual)
- Application for New Birth Certificate Based on Parentage (Form VS-166)
- Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity Form 1608 (bi-lingual)
- Parent Survey Form 1798 (bi-lingual)
- AOP Best Practices
- AOP FAQS
General AOP Information
- Absent Military Parent Instructions (bi-lingual)
- Certified Entity Incarcerated Parent Information "Separate" AOPs
- "Separate" AOP Process Non-Incarcerated Parent Instructions TDCJ (bi-lingual)
- OAG Incarcerated Parent Program (bi-lingual)
- For Parents in TDCJ Worksheet
- Hospital AOP Report
- AOP Inquiry Request Form vs134.1
- POP Material Request Form
- Application to Amend the Birth Certificate based on Parentage
Special Circumstances for the AOP
- AOP before the Birth Procedure
- Procedure to do Partial AOPs
- Certified Entity Incarcerated Parent Information Separate AOPs
Applicable Statutes and Regulations
Office of the Attorney General's Hospital AOP Awards
Training:
Acknowledgment of Paternity (AOP) trainingContact the Child Support Office:
Office locations
Revised:
November 06 2008
