Tex. Fam. Code Section 162.025
Placement by Unauthorized Person; Offense

(a)

A person who is not the natural or adoptive parent of the child, the legal guardian of the child, or a child-placing agency licensed under Chapter 42 (Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies that Provide Child-care Services), Human Resources Code, commits an offense if the person:

(1)

serves as an intermediary between a prospective adoptive parent and an expectant parent or parent of a minor child to identify the parties to each other; or

(2)

places a child for adoption.

(b)

It is not an offense under this section if a professional provides legal or medical services to:

(1)

a parent who identifies the prospective adoptive parent and places the child for adoption without the assistance of the professional; or

(2)

a prospective adoptive parent who identifies a parent and receives placement of a child for adoption without the assistance of the professional.

(c)

An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 411, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 561, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 162.025 — Placement by Unauthorized Person; Offense, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.­162.­htm#162.­025 (accessed Dec. 2, 2023).

162.001
Who May Adopt and Be Adopted 162.002
Prerequisites to Petition 162.003
Adoption Evaluation 162.005
Preparation of Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report 162.006
Access to Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report 162.007
Contents of Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report 162.008
Filing of Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report 162.009
Residence with Petitioner 162.010
Consent Required 162.011
Revocation of Consent 162.012
Direct or Collateral Attack 162.013
Abatement or Dismissal 162.014
Attendance at Hearing Required 162.015
Race or Ethnicity 162.016
Adoption Order 162.017
Effect of Adoption 162.019
Copy of Order 162.020
Withdrawal or Denial of Petition 162.021
Sealing File 162.022
Confidentiality Maintained by Clerk 162.023
Adoption Order from Foreign Country 162.0025
Adoption Sought by Military Service Member 162.025
Placement by Unauthorized Person 162.026
Regulated Custody Transfer of Adopted Child 162.0045
Preferential Setting 162.0062
Access to Information 162.0065
Editing Adoption Records in Department Placement 162.0085
Criminal History Report Required 162.0086
Information Regarding Sibling Access 162.101
Definitions 162.102
Adoption of Compact 162.103
Financial Responsibility for Child 162.104
Approval of Placement 162.105
Placement in Another State 162.106
Compact Authority 162.107
Offenses 162.201
Adoption of Compact 162.202
Authority of Department of Family and Protective Services 162.203
Compact Administration 162.204
Supplementary Agreements 162.205
Payments by State 162.206
Penalties 162.301
Definitions 162.304
Financial and Medical Assistance 162.306
Postadoption Services 162.401
Purpose 162.402
Definitions 162.403
Establishment of Voluntary Adoption Registries 162.404
Requirement to Send Information to Central Registry 162.405
Determination of Appropriate Registry 162.406
Registration Eligibility 162.407
Registration 162.408
Proof of Identity 162.409
Application 162.411
Fees 162.412
Supplemental Information 162.413
Counseling 162.414
Matching Procedures 162.416
Disclosure of Identifying Information 162.419
Registry Records Confidential 162.420
Rulemaking 162.421
Prohibited Acts 162.422
Immunity from Liability 162.501
Adoption of Adult 162.502
Jurisdiction 162.503
Requirements of Petition 162.504
Consent 162.505
Attendance Required 162.506
Adoption Order 162.507
Effect of Adoption 162.601
Incentives for Licensed Child-placing Agencies 162.602
Documentation to Accompany Petition for Adoption or Annulment or Revocation of Adoption 162.603
Post-adoption Support Information Provided by Licensed Child-placing Agencies 162.604
Maximum Age Restriction for Adoptive Parents Prohibited 162.701
Definitions 162.702
Information Regarding Embryo Donation 162.3085
Adoptive Placement in Compliance with Federal Law Required
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Accessed:
Dec. 2, 2023

§ 162.025’s source at texas​.gov