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TITLE 5. THE PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT
AFFECTING THE PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP
SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT- CHILD
RE LATIONS HI P
CHAPTER 162 . A DOPT ION
SUBCHAPTER A. ADOPTION OF A CHILD
Sec. 162.001.
Who may adopT and Be adopTed............................791
pReRequisiTes To peTiTion. .................................792
adopTion soughT By miliTaRy seRViCe memBeR. ..............792
adopTion eValuaTion. .....................................792
pRefeRenTial seTTing......................................793
geneTiC hisToRy RepoRT....................................793
hisToRy RepoRT; ReTenTion. ................................793
aCCess To infoRmaTion.....................................794
ediTing adopTion ReCoRds in depaRTmenT plaCemenT..........795
hisToRy RepoRT. ..........................................796
hisToRy RepoRT. ..........................................797
CRiminal hisToRy RepoRT RequiRed..........................798
infoRmaTion RegaRding siBling aCCess. .....................798
ResidenCe WiTh peTiTioneR..................................798
ConsenT RequiRed.........................................799
ReVoCaTion of ConsenT. ...................................800
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diReCT oR CollaTeRal aTTaCK. .............................800
aBaTemenT oR dismissal. ..................................801
aTTendanCe aT heaRing RequiRed...........................801
RaCe oR eThniCiTy.........................................801
adopTion oRdeR...........................................802
effeCT of adopTion........................................803
Copy of oRdeR............................................803
WiThdRaWal oR denial of peTiTion. .........................803
sealing file. .............................................803
ConfidenTialiTy mainTained By CleRK.......................804
adopTion oRdeR fRom foReign CounTRy. ....................804
plaCemenT By unauThoRized peRson; offense. ...............804
RegulaTed CusTody TRansfeR of adopTed Child. .............805
SUBCHAPTER B. INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE
PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN
Sec. 162.101.
definiTions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805
adopTion of CompaCT; TexT.................................805
finanCial ResponsiBiliTy foR Child..........................809
appRoVal of plaCemenT....................................809
plaCemenT in anoTheR sTaTe................................809
CompaCT auThoRiTy. ......................................809
offenses; penalTies. ......................................809
SUBCHAPTER C. INTERSTATE COMPACT ON ADOPTION AND
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Sec. 162.201.
adopTion of CompaCT; TexT.................................810
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pRoTeCTiVe seRViCes. ......................................812
CompaCT adminisTRaTion. ..................................812
supplemenTaRy agReemenTs. ...............................813
paymenTs By sTaTe. .......................................813
penalTies.................................................813
SUBCHAPTER D. A DOPTION SERVICES BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Sec. 162.301.
definiTions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813
finanCial and mediCal assisTanCe. .........................813
ConTinuaTion of assisTanCe afTeR Child's 18Th BiRThday. . . . . .815
posTadopTion seRViCes.....................................816
Sec. 162.3085. adopTiVe plaCemenT in ComplianCe WiTh fedeRal
laW RequiRed.............................................816
SUBCHAPTER E. VOLUNTARY ADOPT ION REGISTR IES
Sec. 162.401. puRpose..................................................816
definiTions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 817
esTaBlishmenT of VolunTaRy adopTion RegisTRies. ...........818
RequiRemenT To send infoRmaTion To CenTRal RegisTRy. . . . . . . 818
deTeRminaTion of appRopRiaTe RegisTRy......................818
RegisTRaTion eligiBiliTy. ..................................819
RegisTRaTion..............................................819
pRoof of idenTiTy. ........................................820
appliCaTion...............................................820
fees. ....................................................821
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