These words have the following meaning in this subchapter:
  (1) Adoption evaluation--A pre-placement or post-placement evaluative process regarding the adoption of a child. There is a written report for each pre-placement and post-placement portion of the adoption evaluation that summarizes the information obtained during the evaluation, the assessments and conclusions drawn during the evaluation process, and recommendations made. These reports are provided to the court, the parties to the suit for adoption, and the parties' attorneys. An adoption evaluation must include an evaluation of the circumstances and the condition of the home and social environment of any person requesting to adopt a child.
  (2) Adoption evaluator--A person court-ordered to conduct an adoption evaluation under Chapter 107, Texas Family Code.
  (3) Adoptive parents--The prospective adoptive parent or parents who have filed a petition to adopt a child.
  (4) Child--A specific child whom the adoptive parents petitioned the court to adopt, unless otherwise stated or the context clearly indicates otherwise.
  (5) Department--The Department of Family and Protective Services.
  (6) "I" or "You"--The adoption evaluator.

Source Note: The provisions of this §735.101 adopted to be effective March 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 1489; transferred effective May 1, 2018, as published in the Texas Register April 13, 2018, 43 TexReg 2289