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Tex. Fam. Code § 162.025 (2026)

Placement By Unauthorized Person; Offense

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Sec. 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, 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.

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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2003–2003 · leading case: in the Interest of L.M.I. & J.A.I., Minor Child., 119 S.W.3d 707 (Tex. 2003).

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in the Interest of L.M.I. & J.A.I., Minor Child., 119 S.W.3d 707 (Tex. 2003). “Tex Fam.Code § 162.025. . Tex Hum. Res.Code § 42.”

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