{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.604","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 162.604","heading":"MAXIMUM AGE RESTRICTION FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS PROHIBITED.","body":"(a) The Department of Family and Protective Services, a single source continuum contractor, or a licensed child-placing agency that places a child for adoption may not implement or enforce a policy that:\n(1) sets a maximum age for any prospective adoptive parent; or\n(2) sets a maximum age differential between a child and any prospective adoptive parent.\n(b) Subject to Subsection (a), the Department of Family and Protective Services, a single source continuum contractor, or a licensed child-placing agency may consider the health and expected lifespan of each prospective adoptive parent when determining the best interest of a child.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 589 (H.B. 2969), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","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 G. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.162.htm#162.604","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"90507c38479de87b65dd40ea311d6f4739405960b61e3104eb167caaeab13295","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.603","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-162.605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}