Sec. 162.003.  ADOPTION EVALUATION.  In a suit for adoption, an adoption evaluation must be conducted as provided in Chapter 107, unless the court waives the requirement for the performance of an adoption evaluation under Section 107.153(a-1).
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 73, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 800, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 133, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 832 (H.B. 772), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1252 (H.B. 1449), Sec. 3.03, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 802 (H.B. 461), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.