§ 162.020 Withdrawal or Denial of Petition
If a petition requesting adoption is withdrawn or denied, the court may order the removal of the child from the proposed adoptive home if removal is in the child’s best interest and may enter any order necessary for the welfare of the child.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
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