{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-107.160","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 107.160","heading":"REQUIREMENTS FOR POST-PLACEMENT PORTION OF ADOPTION EVALUATION AND REPORT.","body":"(a) Unless otherwise agreed to by the court, the post-placement part of an adoption evaluation must comply with the minimum requirements for the post-placement part of an adoption evaluation under rules adopted by the commissioner of the department.\n(b) An adoption evaluator shall file with the court a report containing the evaluator's findings and conclusions made after a child who is the subject of the suit in which the evaluation is ordered begins to reside in a prospective adoptive home.\n(c) The report required under this section must be filed with the court before the court renders a final order of adoption. The report shall be included in the record of the suit.\n(d) 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. 6, 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#107.160","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"46b996261d41c7d62ec176ac5789e22e1a92ce84ab149addd4ba43b5bd958ce8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-107.159","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-107.161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}