Section 107.159 - Requirements for Pre-Placement Portion of Adoption Evaluation and Report(a) Unless otherwise agreed to by the court, the pre-placement part of an adoption evaluation must comply with the minimum requirements for the pre-placement part of an adoption evaluation under rules adopted by the commissioner of the department.(b) Unless a child who is the subject of the suit begins to reside in a prospective adoptive home before the suit is commenced, an adoption evaluator shall file with the court a report containing the evaluator's findings and conclusions made after completion of the pre-placement portion of the adoption evaluation.(c) In a suit filed after the date a child who is the subject of the suit begins to reside in a prospective adoptive home, the report required under this section and the post-placement adoption evaluation report required under Section 107.160 may be combined in a single report.(d) The report required under this section must be filed with the court before the court may sign the final order for termination of the parent-child relationship. The report shall be included in the record of the suit.(e) A copy of the report prepared under this section must be made available to the prospective adoptive parents before the court renders a final order of adoption.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 316,Sec. 5, eff. 9/1/2017.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.