{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.505","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 162.505","heading":"ATTENDANCE REQUIRED.","body":"The petitioner and the adult to be adopted must attend the hearing. For good cause shown, the court may waive this requirement, by written order, if the petitioner or adult to be adopted is unable to attend.\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#162.505","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"7d2ae7e9ee7d829f13e05104d1766000d62b12c8373bbc1c3cdc2bf45f02a55b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.504","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}