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Tex. Fam. Code § 162.020

WITHDRAWAL OR DENIAL OF PETITION

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

If a petition requesting adoption is withdrawn or denied, the court may order the removal of the child from the proposed adoptive home if removal is in the child's best interest and may enter any order necessary for the welfare of 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.