{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.014","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 162.014","heading":"ATTENDANCE AT HEARING REQUIRED.","body":"(a) If the joint petitioners are husband and wife and it would be unduly difficult for one of the petitioners to appear at the hearing, the court may waive the attendance of that petitioner if the other spouse is present.\n(b) A child to be adopted who is 12 years of age or older shall attend the hearing. The court may waive this requirement 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#162.014","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"2e9fc70fb87fda1b315553ee634a8b4006c5c700684191dad14a49b1b638edd1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.013","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}