Texas Family Code
§ 162.005 — PREPARATION OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY REPORT
FA § 162.005Title 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
Statute text
View on source(a)This section does not apply to an adoption by the child's:
(1)grandparent;
(2)aunt or uncle by birth, marriage, or prior adoption; or
(3)stepparent.
(b)Before placing a child for adoption, the Department of Family and Protective Services, a licensed child-placing agency, or the child's parent or guardian shall compile a report on the available health, social, educational, and genetic history of the child to be adopted and distribute the report as required by this chapter.
(c)The department shall ensure that each licensed child-placing agency, single source continuum contractor, or other person placing a child for adoption receives a copy of any portion of the report prepared by the department not later than the 45th day after the latter of:
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.091, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 973 (S.B. 500), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.