Tex. Codes » Family Code · TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · CHAPTER 162. ADOPTION
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Tex. Fam. Code § 162.101 (2026)

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Sec. 162.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1) "Appropriate public authorities," with reference to this state, means the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(2) "Appropriate authority in the receiving state," with reference to this state, means the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(3) "Compact" means the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.

(4) "Executive head," with reference to this state, means the governor.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 846, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.098, eff. April 2, 2015.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2000–2023 · leading case: In Re Interest of Eric O., 617 N.W.2d 824 (Neb. Ct. App. 2000).
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In Re Interest of Eric O., 617 N.W.2d 824 (Neb. Ct. App. 2000). “The Compact’s purpose is to ensure that states cooperate with each other “in the interstate placement of children.”
in the Interest of Y.W., a Child (Tex. App. 2022). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 162.101 (3), .102.”
In the Interest of Z.E., Child(ren) v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2023). “See generally TEX. FAM. CODE § 162.101–.107 (adopting compact in Texas).”
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