Title 5 › Chapter 162 › Subchapter A

Texas Family Code § 162.020

Withdrawal or Denial of Petition

Adoption · Adoption of a Child

If a petition requesting adoption is withdrawn or denied, the court may order the removal of the child from the proposed adoptive home if removal is in the child's best interest and may enter any order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.

Official text of the Texas Family Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.