{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.503","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 162.503","heading":"REQUIREMENTS OF PETITION.","body":"(a) A petition to adopt an adult shall be entitled \"In the Interest of __________, An Adult.\"\n(b) If the petitioner is married, both spouses must join in the petition for adoption.\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#162.503","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"676a9a262010cba7b574c2904af41dbe7437b536e682909fe8f3db4fb21bdc8a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.502","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}