Texas Family Code
§ 162.025 — PLACEMENT BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON; OFFENSE
FA § 162.025Title 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)A person who is not the natural or adoptive parent of the child, the legal guardian of the child, or a child-placing agency licensed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, commits an offense if the person:
(1)serves as an intermediary between a prospective adoptive parent and an expectant parent or parent of a minor child to identify the parties to each other; or
(2)places a child for adoption.
(b)It is not an offense under this section if a professional provides legal or medical services to:
(1)a parent who identifies the prospective adoptive parent and places the child for adoption without the assistance of the professional; or
(2)a prospective adoptive parent who identifies a parent and receives placement of a child for adoption without the assistance of the professional.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 411, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.