{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.020","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 162.020","heading":"WITHDRAWAL OR DENIAL OF PETITION.","body":"If a petition requesting adoption is withdrawn or denied, the court may order the removal of the child from the proposed adoptive home if removal is in the child's best interest and may enter any order necessary for the welfare 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#162.020","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"ac730e6db7afc9a8d0a7594dc9eb4447dff58f04486150ea1f413913720543df","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.019","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}