Texas Family Code

§ 102.0035 — STATEMENT TO CONFER STANDING

FA § 102.0035Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 102. FILING SUIT

Statute text

View on source

(a)A pregnant woman or a parent of a child may execute a statement to confer standing to a prospective adoptive parent as provided by this section to assert standing under Section 102.003(a)(13). A statement to confer standing under this section may not be executed in a suit brought by a governmental entity under Chapter 262 or 263.

(b)A statement to confer standing must contain:

(1)the signature, name, age, and address of the person named as a prospective adoptive parent;

(2)the signature, name, age, and address of the pregnant woman or of the parent of the child who is consenting to the filing of a petition for adoption or to terminate the parent-child relationship as described by Subsection (a);

(3)the birth date of the child or the anticipated birth date if the child has not been born; and

(4)the name of the county in which the suit will be filed.

…

Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 402 (H.B. 2350), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.