Tex. Fam. Code § 162.502 · Subchapter F. ADOPTION OF AN ADULT
JURISDICTION.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The petitioner shall file a suit to adopt an adult in the district court or a statutory county court granted jurisdiction in family law cases and proceedings by Chapter 25, Government Code, in the county of the petitioner's residence.
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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