Section 162.0025 of the Texas Family Code prohibits any person conducting an adoptive home study from considering membership in the armed forces of the United States, Texas National Guard, National Guard in another state, or in a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States as a negative factor in determining whether the adoptive parent would be a suitable parent or whether an adoption is in the best interests of the child.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3624 adopted to be effective March 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1377; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909