Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 107.160 - Requirements for Post-Placement Portion of Adoption Evaluation and Report(a) Unless otherwise agreed to by the court, the post-placement part of an adoption evaluation must comply with the minimum requirements for the post-placement part of an adoption evaluation under rules adopted by the commissioner of the department.(b) An adoption evaluator shall file with the court a report containing the evaluator's findings and conclusions made after a child who is the subject of the suit in which the evaluation is ordered begins to reside in a prospective adoptive home.(c) The report required under this section must be filed with the court before the court renders a final order of adoption. The report shall be included in the record of the suit.(d) 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. 6, 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.