SECTION 735.203. May I consider the adoptive parent's membership in a military organization as a factor in an adoption evaluation?

Texas Family Code §162.0025 prohibits any person conducting an adoption evaluation 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 parents would be suitable or whether an adoption is in the best interest of the child.

Source Note: The provisions of this §735.203 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