{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.025","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 162.025","heading":"PLACEMENT BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON; OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A person who is not the natural or adoptive parent of the child, the legal guardian of the child, or a child-placing agency licensed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, commits an offense if the person:\n(1) serves as an intermediary between a prospective adoptive parent and an expectant parent or parent of a minor child to identify the parties to each other; or\n(2) places a child for adoption.\n(b) It is not an offense under this section if a professional provides legal or medical services to:\n(1) a parent who identifies the prospective adoptive parent and places the child for adoption without the assistance of the professional; or\n(2) a prospective adoptive parent who identifies a parent and receives placement of a child for adoption without the assistance of the professional.\n(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 411, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","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#162.025","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"14396d77bcc0f5567e1aef9f5cf41ee531a5f4cdbc7fdbbdbb2e56dc17fb6334","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.023","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.026"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}