Texas Family Code

§ 162.002 — PREREQUISITES TO PETITION

FA § 162.002Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 162. ADOPTION · Art. A. ADOPTION OF A CHILD

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(a)If a petitioner is married, both spouses must join in the petition for adoption.

(b)A petition in a suit for adoption or a suit for appointment of a nonparent managing conservator with authority to consent to adoption of a child must include:

(1)a verified allegation that there has been compliance with Subchapter B ; or

(2)if there has not been compliance with Subchapter B, a verified statement of the particular reasons for noncompliance.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.