{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 162.009","heading":"RESIDENCE WITH PETITIONER.","body":"(a) The court may not grant an adoption until the child has resided with the petitioner for not less than six months.\n(b) On request of the petitioner, the court may waive the residence requirement if the waiver is in the best interest of the child.\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#162.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"8fe5d7f7acb67d14b2b906cad58c06aaec9c4fcef4543fa2d2e9889d08d7fecf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.0086","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}