{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.502","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 162.502","heading":"JURISDICTION.","body":"The petitioner shall file a suit to adopt an adult in the district court or a statutory county court granted jurisdiction in family law cases and proceedings by Chapter 25, Government Code, in the county of the petitioner's residence.\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#162.502","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"accd4d3b60150f962861df538d62ed1f189cb3fb8af2b3f1659a7a1a990f1b01","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.501","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}