Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 107.155 - Exception to Qualifications Required to Conduct Adoption Evaluation(a) In a county with a population of less than 500,000, if a court finds that an individual who meets the requirements of Section 107.154 is not available in the county to conduct an adoption evaluation in a timely manner, the court, after notice and hearing or on agreement of the parties, may appoint a person the court determines to be otherwise qualified to conduct the evaluation.(b) An individual appointed under this section shall comply with all provisions of this subchapter, other than Section 107.154.Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1252,Sec. 1.18, eff. 9/1/2015, op. to a suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is filed on or after March 1, 2016.