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| Region | Texas |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Married couples only |
| Start Date | Jun 26, 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| 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 https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/recognition/parenting/adoption |
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edited by mineszilla. married or single
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| Value | Legal | Married couples only |
| 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 | www.lambdalegal.org/states-region/texas Tex. Fam. Code §162.001 https://www.familyequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/44-Texas-Snapshot.pdf https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/recognition/parenting/adoption |
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edited by UnknownMiles. Reverting to revision #38410: wrong edit by banned user
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| Value | Illegal | Legal |
| 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, exemptions exist that nullify this. Texas allows adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBT people on the basis of religion. | 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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| Value | Legal | Illegal |
| 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. | 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, exemptions exist that nullify this. Texas allows adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBT people on the basis of religion. |
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edited by Notdog1996
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| Value | Single only | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 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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| Value | (REMOVED) | Single only |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Single only |
| 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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