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Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCEPart 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICESChapter 735 - INDEPENDENT COURT-ORDERED ADOPTION EVALUATIONS
Subchapter B - MAKING ASSESSMENTS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Section 735.203 - May I consider the adoptive parent's membership in a military organization as a factor in an adoption evaluation?

40 Tex. Admin. Code § 735.203

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Current through Reg. 49, No. 44; November 1, 2024
Section 735.203 - May I consider the adoptive parent's membership in a military organization as a factor in an adoption evaluation?

Texas Family Code § 162.0025 prohibits any person conducting an adoption evaluation from considering membership in the armed forces of the United States, Texas National Guard, National Guard in another state, or in a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States as a negative factor in determining whether the adoptive parents would be suitable or whether an adoption is in the best interest of the child.

40 Tex. Admin. Code § 735.203

Renumbered from Title 40, § 745.9049 by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 15, April 13, 2018, TexReg 2289, eff. 5/1/2018
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 09, February 26, 2016, TexReg 1490, eff. 2/29/2016