Tex. Family Code § 162.014
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 162.014, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 162.014. ATTENDANCE AT HEARING REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(a) If the joint petitioners are husband and wife and it would be unduly difficult for one of the petitioners to appear at the hearing, the court may waive the attendance of that petitioner if the other spouse is present.
(b) A child to be adopted who is 12 years of age or older shall attend the hearing. The court may waive this requirement in the best interest of the child.
(b) A child to be adopted who is 12 years of age or older shall attend the hearing. The court may waive this requirement in the best interest of the child.
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