{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.207","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 264.207","heading":"HOME STUDY REQUIRED BEFORE ADOPTION.","body":"(a) The department must complete a home study before the date an applicant is approved for an adoption.\n(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(32), eff. September 1, 2015.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 94, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 58, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 59, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 86(32), eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD","CHAPTER 264. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER C. CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.264.htm#264.207","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"66cfcf0247f02c619dda9f9983654d4884b7d1a06c170c7372ade30d549cdb06","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.205","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}