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Tex. Fam. Code § 162.022 (2026)

Confidentiality Maintained By Clerk

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Sec. 162.022. CONFIDENTIALITY MAINTAINED BY CLERK. The records concerning a child maintained by the district clerk after entry of an order of adoption are confidential. No person is entitled to access to the records or may obtain information from the records except for good cause under an order of the court that issued the order.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2022 · leading case: Little v. Smith, 943 S.W.2d 414 (Tex. 1997).

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Little v. Smith, 943 S.W.2d 414 (Tex. 1997). · cites it 6× “See TEX. FAM.CODE § 162.022. Without the knowledge of her parents' identity, she contends, she could not know which probate documents were relevant.”

in the Interest of H.L.S. & W.A.S., Child. (Tex. App. 2022). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 162.022. Therefore, the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied Rachel’s motion.”

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