Texas Family Code - Section 102.005. Standing To Request Termination And Adoption
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§ 102.005. STANDING TO REQUEST TERMINATION AND
ADOPTION. An original suit requesting only an adoption or for
termination of the parent-child relationship joined with a petition
for adoption may be filed by:
(1) a stepparent of the child;
(2) an adult who, as the result of a placement for
adoption, has had actual possession and control of the child at any
time during the 30-day period preceding the filing of the petition;
(3) an adult who has had actual possession and control
of the child for not less than two months during the three-month
period preceding the filing of the petition; or
(4) another adult whom the court determines to have
had substantial past contact with the child sufficient to warrant
standing to do so.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Section: 101.035 102.001 102.002 102.003 102.0035 102.004 102.0045 102.005 102.006 102.007 102.008 102.0086 102.009 102.010 102.011
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Last modified: August 10, 2007
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