{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.501","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 162.501","heading":"ADOPTION OF ADULT.","body":"The court may grant the petition of an adult residing in this state to adopt another adult according to this subchapter.\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 F. ADOPTION OF AN ADULT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.162.htm#162.501","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"59ddaf1fa20cafc322b79b3bce8556a1a7d89a1f89bef5a91280f53a71ab4cd2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.422","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}