Texas Statutes
§ 162.501 — ADOPTION OF ADULT.
Texas § 162.501
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Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 162.501 (2026).
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Sec. 162.501. ADOPTION OF ADULT. The court may grant the petition of an adult residing in this state to adopt another adult according to this subchapter.
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Related
in Re Harlan Levien, Stephen Levien, Kenneth Ives, and Parvin Johnson, Jr.
(Court of Appeals of Texas, 2015)
Legislative History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Nearby Sections
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§ 162.001
WHO MAY ADOPT AND BE ADOPTED.§ 162.002
PREREQUISITES TO PETITION.§ 162.003
ADOPTION EVALUATION.§ 162.0045
PREFERENTIAL SETTING.§ 162.0062
ACCESS TO INFORMATION.§ 162.0085
CRIMINAL HISTORY REPORT REQUIRED.§ 162.0086
INFORMATION REGARDING SIBLING ACCESS.§ 162.009
RESIDENCE WITH PETITIONER.§ 162.010
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Texas § 162.501, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/FA/162.501.