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Tex. Fam. Code § 161.2062

PROVISION FOR LIMITED CONTACT BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL PARENT AND CHILD

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 2, eff

(a) An order terminating the parent-child relationship may not require that a subsequent adoption order include terms regarding limited post-termination contact between the child and a biological parent.

(b) The inclusion of a requirement for post-termination contact described by Subsection (a) in a termination order does not:

(1) affect the finality of a termination or subsequent adoption order; or

(2) grant standing to a parent whose parental rights have been terminated to file any action under this title after the court renders a subsequent adoption order with respect to the child.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.