Tex. Fam. Code § 162.503 · Subchapter F. ADOPTION OF AN ADULT
REQUIREMENTS OF PETITION.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A petition to adopt an adult shall be entitled "In the Interest of __________, An Adult."
(b) If the petitioner is married, both spouses must join in the petition for adoption.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
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.162.htm
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