Tex. Fam. Code § 162.0045

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 162.0045 - Preferential Setting

The court shall grant a motion for a preferential setting for a final hearing on an adoption and shall give precedence to that hearing over all other civil cases not given preference by other law if the adoption evaluation has been filed and the criminal history for the person seeking to adopt the child has been obtained.

Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1252,Sec. 3.04, eff. 9/1/2015, op. to a suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is filed on or after March 1, 2016.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 15, eff. 9/1/1997.