{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-107.159","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 107.159","heading":"REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-PLACEMENT PORTION OF ADOPTION EVALUATION AND REPORT.","body":"(a) Unless otherwise agreed to by the court, the pre-placement part of an adoption evaluation must comply with the minimum requirements for the pre-placement part of an adoption evaluation under rules adopted by the commissioner of the department.\n(b) Unless a child who is the subject of the suit begins to reside in a prospective adoptive home before the suit is commenced, an adoption evaluator shall file with the court a report containing the evaluator's findings and conclusions made after completion of the pre-placement portion of the adoption evaluation.\n(c) In a suit filed after the date a child who is the subject of the suit begins to reside in a prospective adoptive home, the report required under this section and the post-placement adoption evaluation report required under Section 107.160 may be combined in a single report.\n(d) The report required under this section must be filed with the court before the court may sign the final order for termination of the parent-child relationship. The report shall be included in the record of the suit.\n(e) A copy of the report prepared under this section must be made available to the prospective adoptive parents before the court renders a final order of adoption.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1252 (H.B. 1449), Sec. 1.18, eff. September 1, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 107. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATIONS, AND ADOPTION EVALUATIONS","SUBCHAPTER E. ADOPTION EVALUATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.107.htm#107.159","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"ce583ac67e321ff6d3571d3903429a0effdf845494a30c4283b78290ac13a1a9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-107.158","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-107.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}