Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 1. ADMINISTRATION |
PART 15. TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 376. REFUGEE SOCIAL SERVICES |
SUBCHAPTER I. UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINOR (URM) PROGRAM |
SECTION 376.906. Are unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) eligible for adoption?
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URMs are generally not eligible for adoption, since family reunification is the objective of the program. In certain rare circumstances, a state court might rule that adoption is in the best interest of the child.
Source Note: The provisions of this §376.906 adopted to be effective October 28, 2002, 27 TexReg 10044; transferred effective October 1, 2003, as published in the Texas Register July 2, 2004, 29 TexReg 6359