Tex. Fam. Code § 162.020 · Subchapter A. ADOPTION OF A CHILD
WITHDRAWAL OR DENIAL OF PETITION.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If a petition requesting adoption is withdrawn or denied, the court may order the removal of the child from the proposed adoptive home if removal is in the child's best interest and may enter any order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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.162.htm
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