Tex. Family Code § 161.2062
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 161.2062, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 161.2062. PROVISION FOR LIMITED CONTACT BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL PARENT AND CHILD.
Official statutory text
(a) An order terminating the parent-child relationship may not require that a subsequent adoption order include terms regarding limited post-termination contact between the child and a biological parent.
(b) The inclusion of a requirement for post-termination contact described by Subsection (a) in a termination order does not:
(1) affect the finality of a termination or subsequent adoption order; or
(2) grant standing to a parent whose parental rights have been terminated to file any action under this title after the court renders a subsequent adoption order with respect to the child.
(b) The inclusion of a requirement for post-termination contact described by Subsection (a) in a termination order does not:
(1) affect the finality of a termination or subsequent adoption order; or
(2) grant standing to a parent whose parental rights have been terminated to file any action under this title after the court renders a subsequent adoption order with respect to the child.
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