Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1944 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTlN Eoaoluble Y. A. mvls state Regirtrcrr Toma 3Ute Bcmd of Health Austin, Texas DOW 31r: ot, then vbrt is the vo qmstlons by the lav *equire an illegitlaate to of It’8 mother? If not, tlmo 1 summe’of an illsgitlnmta?” f3rot quertlon we anewer, Yes. The strtu- povlsioas authoritlng court procedwe to ah&age one’s 10 not exelrulve. It $8 b oumuUtive rsuedy. The rule :ls stated on-followsr ‘La the absence of 6 statute to the oontrary, 6 person mar ordl#rily chsngs his aauks at ~111, ulthout any legal proasedlngs, merely by 6doptlw 701 Honorable W. A. Wvir, $zage 2 another aeuo, Be ny not do so, however for fraud- ulclnt *purporer . In mort jurlrdlctionr,4 ohsngr of ormfo aaae Fs rcgutitrd by rtrtutea which pra- twrlbs the proceedings by vhlch such ab6nge is to be rccompllshed. The80 rtatuter usrely affirm, and are la 8td of, the common-lav rule. They do not repeal the common 14~ by lapllaatloa or otheruim, but afford 40. rddltloti&l method of effeotlng a change of rmm. The rmtutory rethod of cbagiag one’8 same bre dlstlaot ldvb nu gite s isr speedy, d6flnite, and oonrtltuter 4 utter of ieoord vhlch ir ebrlly proved ovea 8iter the death of all OOQ- temporaneous vltaeaaea,’ ~laams, 38 AH. hr., p. See alao, PFFy V. Wilson (Dsllaa fi’.“1; .,P-o1939), 28* US s. U. @dJ 654. Your seoond quertloa 11888nsoered by this depart- aeat ln Opinion Yo. O-3525 rddrersed to you1 oop~ OS this oplaloa ir attbched hereto. Very truly yours brld Yuntch Asslatsnt