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§ 162.504 — CONSENT.

Texas § 162.504
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Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 162.504 (2026).

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Sec. 162.504. CONSENT. A court may not grant an adoption unless the adult consents in writing to be adopted by the petitioner.

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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.
§ 162.0025
ADOPTION SOUGHT BY MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER.
§ 162.003
ADOPTION EVALUATION.
§ 162.0045
PREFERENTIAL SETTING.
§ 162.005
PREPARATION OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY REPORT.
§ 162.006
ACCESS TO HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY REPORT; RETENTION.
§ 162.0062
ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
§ 162.0065
EDITING ADOPTION RECORDS IN DEPARTMENT PLACEMENT.
§ 162.007
CONTENTS OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY REPORT.
§ 162.008
FILING OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY REPORT.
§ 162.0085
CRIMINAL HISTORY REPORT REQUIRED.
§ 162.0086
INFORMATION REGARDING SIBLING ACCESS.
§ 162.009
RESIDENCE WITH PETITIONER.
§ 162.010
CONSENT REQUIRED.
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