Current Version
| Region | Texas |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 26, 2017 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples are all legal. In some cases, adoption has also been approved for unmarried LGBT couples. However, Texas allows adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBT people on the basis of religion. |
| Sources | www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/texas Tex. Fam. Code §162.001 https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/44-Texas-Snapshot.pdf |
Revision History (3)
Revision by Notdog1996
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Single only | Legal |
| Start Date | (NONE) | Jun 26, 2017 |
| End Date | Nov 2016 | (NONE) |
| Description | *Mostly single only. Any adult may adopt per statute, but second-parent adoptions have varied by judge and county. | Single adoption, joint adoption by married couples and second parent adoption by married couples are all legal. In some cases, adoption has also been approved for unmarried LGBT couples. However, Texas allows adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBT people on the basis of religion. |
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| Sources | www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/texas Tex. Fam. Code §162.001 | www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/texas Tex. Fam. Code §162.001 https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/44-Texas-Snapshot.pdf |
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Revision by _it4_
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | (NONE) | Nov 2016 |
Revision by tsusamu
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Single only |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Any adult may adopt per statute, but second-parent adoptions have varied by judge and county. | *Mostly single only. Any adult may adopt per statute, but second-parent adoptions have varied by judge and county. |
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