{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 162.002","heading":"PREREQUISITES TO PETITION.","body":"(a) If a petitioner is married, both spouses must join in the petition for adoption.\n(b) A petition in a suit for adoption or a suit for appointment of a nonparent managing conservator with authority to consent to adoption of a child must include:\n(1) a verified allegation that there has been compliance with Subchapter B ; or\n(2) if there has not been compliance with Subchapter B, a verified statement of the particular reasons for noncompliance.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.","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 162. ADOPTION","SUBCHAPTER A. ADOPTION OF A CHILD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.162.htm#162.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"793ce099074c1f882574bd413bc2dbe1040f9dff2fff00bfe925ae4b3b5cbb40","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.0025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}