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Tex. Fam. Code § 162.002

PREREQUISITES TO PETITION

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re DK (2004)

Most recently applied in In Re DK (October 2004)

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

(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.

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