Texas Family Code

§ 107.160 — REQUIREMENTS FOR POST-PLACEMENT PORTION OF ADOPTION EVALUATION AND REPORT

FA § 107.160Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 107. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATIONS, AND ADOPTION EVALUATIONS · Art. E. ADOPTION EVALUATION

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(a)Unless otherwise agreed to by the court, the post-placement part of an adoption evaluation must comply with the minimum requirements for the post-placement part of an adoption evaluation under rules adopted by the commissioner of the department.

(b)An adoption evaluator shall file with the court a report containing the evaluator's findings and conclusions made after a child who is the subject of the suit in which the evaluation is ordered begins to reside in a prospective adoptive home.

(c)The report required under this section must be filed with the court before the court renders a final order of adoption. The report shall be included in the record of the suit.

(d)A copy of the report prepared under this section must be made available to the prospective adoptive parents before the court renders a final order of adoption. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1252 (H.B. 1449), Sec. 1.18, eff. September 1, 2015. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.