Sec. 107.153. ORDER FOR ADOPTION EVALUATION. (a) The court shall order the performance of an adoption evaluation to evaluate each party who requests termination of the parent-child relationship or an adoption in a suit for:
(1) termination of the parent-child relationship in which a person other than a parent may be appointed managing conservator of a child; or
(2) an adoption.
(b) The adoption evaluation required under Subsection (a) must include an evaluation of the circumstances and the condition of the home and social environment of any person requesting to adopt a child who is at issue in the suit.
(c) The court may appoint a qualified individual, a qualified private entity, or a domestic relations office to conduct the adoption evaluation.
(d) Except as provided by Section 107.155, a person who conducts an adoption evaluation must meet the requirements of Section 107.154.
(e) The costs of an adoption evaluation under this section shall be paid by the prospective adoptive parent.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1252 (H.B. 1449), Sec. 1.18, eff. September 1, 2015.
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