{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-107.161","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 107.161","heading":"INTRODUCTION AND PROVISION OF ADOPTION EVALUATION REPORT AND TESTIMONY RELATING TO ADOPTION EVALUATION.","body":"(a) Disclosure to the jury of the contents of an adoption evaluation report prepared under Section 107.159 or 107.160 is subject to the rules of evidence.\n(b) The court may compel the attendance of witnesses necessary for the proper disposition of a suit, including a representative of an agency that conducts an adoption evaluation, who may be compelled to testify.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1252 (H.B. 1449), Sec. 1.18, eff. September 1, 2015.","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#107.161","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"010d87ba76f692e37b98f217c128ea6085423784fa268989ef007d13b20f2571","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-107.160","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-107.162"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}