Texas Family Code - Section 162.405. Determination Of Appropriate Registry
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§ 162.405. DETERMINATION OF APPROPRIATE REGISTRY. (a)
The administrator of the central registry shall determine the
appropriate registry to which an applicant is entitled to apply.
(b) On receiving an inquiry by an adoptee, birth parent, or
sibling who has provided satisfactory proof of age and identity and
paid all required inquiry fees, the administrator of the central
registry shall review the information on file in the central index
and consult with the administrators of other registries in the
state to determine the identity of any appropriate registry through
which the adoptee, birth parent, or sibling may register.
(c) Each administrator shall, not later than the 30th day
after the date of receiving an inquiry from the administrator of the
central registry, respond in writing to the inquiry that the
registrant was not placed for adoption by an agency served by that
registry or that the registrant was placed for adoption by an agency
served by that registry. If the registrant was placed for adoption
by an agency served by the registry, the administrator shall file a
report with the administrator of the central registry including:
(1) the name of the adopted child as shown in the final
adoption decree;
(2) the birth date of the adopted child;
(3) the docket number of the adoption suit;
(4) the identity of the court that granted the
adoption;
(5) the date of the final adoption decree;
(6) the identity of the agency, if any, through which
the adopted child was placed; and
(7) the identity, address, and telephone number of the
registry through which the adopted child may register as an
adoptee.
(d) After completing the investigation, the administrator
of the central registry shall issue an official certificate
stating:
(1) the identity of the registry through which the
adoptee, birth parent, or biological sibling may apply for
registration, if known; or
(2) if the administrator cannot make a conclusive
determination, that the adoptee, birth parent, or biological
sibling is entitled to apply for registration through the central
registry.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, § 79, eff. Sept. 1,
1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 968, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Section: 162.306 162.308 162.309 162.401 162.402 162.403 162.404 162.405 162.406 162.407 162.408 162.409 162.411 162.412 162.413
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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