Section 162.604 - Maximum Age Restriction For Adoptive Parents Prohibited(a) The Department of Family and Protective Services, a single source continuum contractor, or a licensed child-placing agency that places a child for adoption may not implement or enforce a policy that: (1) sets a maximum age for any prospective adoptive parent; or (2) sets a maximum age differential between a child and any prospective adoptive parent. (b) Subject to Subsection (a), the Department of Family and Protective Services, a single source continuum contractor, or a licensed child-placing agency may consider the health and expected lifespan of each prospective adoptive parent when determining the best interest of a child. Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 589,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2023.