{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.017","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 162.017","heading":"EFFECT OF ADOPTION.","body":"(a) An order of adoption creates the parent-child relationship between the adoptive parent and the child for all purposes.\n(b) An adopted child is entitled to inherit from and through the child's adoptive parents as though the child were the biological child of the parents.\n(c) The terms \"child,\" \"descendant,\" \"issue,\" and other terms indicating the relationship of parent and child include an adopted child unless the context or express language clearly indicates otherwise.\n(d) Nothing in this chapter precludes or affects the rights of a biological or adoptive maternal or paternal grandparent to reasonable possession of or access to a grandchild, as provided in Chapter 153.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 916 (H.B. 260), Sec. 23, eff. June 18, 2005.","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#162.017","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"c487600250f652034b831be893408890af151988bcb26ff5293d4522303f821b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.016","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.019"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}