Texas Family Code 162.008 – Filing of Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report
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(a) This section does not apply to an adoption by the child’s:
(1) grandparent;
(2) aunt or uncle by birth, marriage, or prior adoption; or
(3) stepparent.
(b) A petition for adoption may not be granted until the following documents have been filed:
(1) a copy of the health, social, educational, and genetic history report signed by the child’s adoptive parents; and
(2) if the report is required to be submitted to the Department of Family and Protective Services under § 162.006(e), a certificate from the department acknowledging receipt of the report.
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 162.008
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A court having jurisdiction of a suit affecting the parent-child relationship may by order waive the making and filing of a report under this section if the child’s biological parents cannot be located and their absence results in insufficient information being available to compile the report.