78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 233, Chapter 37 Page: 3 of 5
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H.B. No. 233
1 pregnant woman or a parent of a child may execute a statement to
2 confer standing to a prospective adoptive parent as provided by
3 this section to assert standing under Section 102.003(a)(14). A
4 statement to confer standing under this section may not be executed
5 in a suit brought by a governmental entity under Chapter 262 or 263.
6 (b) A statement to confer standing must contain:
7 (1) the signature, name, age, and address of the
8 person named as a prospective adoptive parent;
9 (2) the signature, name, age, and address of the
10 pregnant woman or of the parent of the child who is consenting to
11 the filing of a petition for adoption or to terminate the
12 parent-child relationship as described by Subsection (a);
13 (3) the birth date of the child or the anticipated
14 birth date if the child has not been born; and
15 (4) the name of the county in which the suit will be
16 filed.
17 (c) The statement to confer standing must be attached to the
18 petition in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. The
19 statement may not be used for any purpose other than to confer
20 standing in a proceeding for adoption or to terminate the
21 parent-child relationship.
22 (d) A statement to confer standing may be signed at any time
23 during the pregnancy of the mother of the unborn child whose
24 parental rights are to be terminated.
25 (e) A statement to confer standing is not required in a suit
26 brought by a person who has standing to file a suit affecting the
27 parent-child relationship under Sections 102.003(a)(1)-(13) or any
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 233, Chapter 37, legislative document, May 2003; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth158424/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.