Texas Family Code - Section 162.023. Adoption Order From Foreign Country
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§ 162.023. ADOPTION ORDER FROM FOREIGN COUNTRY. (a)
Except as otherwise provided by law, an adoption order rendered to a
resident of this state that is made by a foreign country shall be
accorded full faith and credit by the courts of this state and
enforced as if the order were rendered by a court in this state
unless the adoption law or process of the foreign country violates
the fundamental principles of human rights or the laws or public
policy of this state.
(b) A person who adopts a child in a foreign country may
register the order in this state. A petition for registration of a
foreign adoption order may be combined with a petition for a name
change. If the court finds that the foreign adoption order meets
the requirements of Subsection (a), the court shall order the state
registrar to:
(1) register the order under Chapter 192, Health and
Safety Code; and
(2) file a certificate of birth for the child under
Section 192.006, Health and Safety Code.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 19, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Section: 162.016 162.017 162.018 162.019 162.020 162.021 162.022 162.023 162.025 162.101 162.102 162.103 162.104 162.105 162.106
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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