{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.504","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 162.504","heading":"CONSENT.","body":"A court may not grant an adoption unless the adult consents in writing to be adopted by the petitioner.\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#162.504","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"79d302e0f7ccba54ce8e2d96887dc1e8ae9e3388c825297b6933bc8e26f6233d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.503","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}