Texas Family Code
§ 162.008 — FILING OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY REPORT
FA § 162.008Title 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)A petition for adoption may not be granted until the following documents have been filed:
(1)a copy of the health, social, educational, and genetic history report signed by the child's adoptive parents; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.094, eff. April 2, 2015.