Texas Family Code - Section 162.017. Effect Of Adoption
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§ 162.017. EFFECT OF ADOPTION. (a) An order of adoption
creates the parent-child relationship between the adoptive parent
and the child for all purposes.
(b) An adopted child is entitled to inherit from and through
the child's adoptive parents as though the child were the
biological child of the parents.
(c) The terms "child," "descendant," "issue," and other
terms indicating the relationship of parent and child include an
adopted child unless the context or express language clearly
indicates otherwise.
(d) Nothing in this chapter precludes or affects the rights
of a biological or adoptive maternal or paternal grandparent to
reasonable possession of or access to a grandchild, as provided in
Chapter 153.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 916, § 23, eff. June 18,
2005.
Section: 162.010 162.011 162.012 162.013 162.014 162.015 162.016 162.017 162.018 162.019 162.020 162.021 162.022 162.023 162.025
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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