Tex. Fam. Code § 107.160 · Subchapter E. ADOPTION EVALUATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR POST-PLACEMENT PORTION OF ADOPTION EVALUATION AND REPORT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Unless otherwise agreed to by the court, the post-placement part of an adoption evaluation must comply with the minimum requirements for the post-placement part of an adoption evaluation under rules adopted by the commissioner of the department.
(b) An adoption evaluator shall file with the court a report containing the evaluator's findings and conclusions made after a child who is the subject of the suit in which the evaluation is ordered begins to reside in a prospective adoptive home.
(c) The report required under this section must be filed with the court before the court renders a final order of adoption. The report shall be included in the record of the suit.
(d) A copy of the report prepared under this section must be made available to the prospective adoptive parents before the court renders a final order of adoption.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1252 (H.B. 1449), Sec. 1.18, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.107.htm
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Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Fam. Code § 107.160. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Family Code
- Tex. Fam. Code § 107.159REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-PLACEMENT PORTION OF ADOPTION EVALUATION AND REPORT.Printed as Section 107.160
- Tex. Fam. Code § 107.161INTRODUCTION AND PROVISION OF ADOPTION EVALUATION REPORT AND TESTIMONY RELATING TO ADOPTION EVALUATION.Printed as Section 107.159 or 107.160
- Tex. Fam. Code § 107.163ADOPTION EVALUATOR ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIVE RECORDS OF DEPARTMENT; OFFENSE.Printed as Section 107.159 or 107.160
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