Tex. Fam. Code § 161.108 · Subchapter B. PROCEDURES
RELEASE OF CHILD FROM HOSPITAL OR BIRTHING CENTER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Before or at the time an affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights under Section 161.103 is executed, the mother of a newborn child may authorize the release of the child from the hospital or birthing center to a licensed child-placing agency, the Department of Family and Protective Services, or another designated person.
(b) A release under this section must be:
(1) executed in writing;
(2) witnessed by two credible adults; and
(3) verified before a person authorized to take oaths.
(c) A hospital or birthing center shall comply with the terms of a release executed under this section without requiring a court order.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.085, eff. April 2, 2015.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.161.htm
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