Section 162.002 - Prerequisites to Petition(a) If a petitioner is married, both spouses must join in the petition for adoption.(b) A petition in a suit for adoption or a suit for appointment of a nonparent managing conservator with authority to consent to adoption of a child must include: (1) a verified allegation that there has been compliance with Subchapter B ; or(2) if there has not been compliance with Subchapter B, a verified statement of the particular reasons for noncompliance.Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. 4/20/1995.