Sec. 162.002.  PREREQUISITES TO PETITION.  (a)  If a petitioner is married, both spouses must join in the petition for adoption.
(b)  A petition in a suit for adoption or a suit for appointment of a nonparent managing conservator with authority to consent to adoption of a child must include:
(1)  a verified allegation that there has been compliance with Subchapter B ;  or
(2)  if there has not been compliance with Subchapter B, a verified statement of the particular reasons for noncompliance.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.