{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-161.108","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 161.108","heading":"RELEASE OF CHILD FROM HOSPITAL OR BIRTHING CENTER.","body":"(a) Before or at the time an affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights under Section 161.103 is executed, the mother of a newborn child may authorize the release of the child from the hospital or birthing center to a licensed child-placing agency, the Department of Family and Protective Services, or another designated person.\n(b) A release under this section must be:\n(1) executed in writing;\n(2) witnessed by two credible adults; and\n(3) verified before a person authorized to take oaths.\n(c) A hospital or birthing center shall comply with the terms of a release executed under this section without requiring a court order.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.085, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","CHAPTER 161. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBCHAPTER B. PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.161.htm#161.108","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"95e28ed0176c5bbf0491ec4ef228798590c96af04f113a9a3dfde0d4cc574be2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-161.107","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-161.109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}