# Tex. Family Code § 162.008: FILING OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY REPORT

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C162_S162.008

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Family Code § 162.008
- **Heading:** FILING OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY REPORT
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.008

## Text

(a) This section does not apply to an adoption by the child's:

(1) grandparent;

(2) aunt or uncle by birth, marriage, or prior adoption; or

(3) stepparent.

(b) A petition for adoption may not be granted until the following documents have been filed:

(1) a copy of the health, social, educational, and genetic history report signed by the child's adoptive parents; and

(2) if the report is required to be submitted to the Department of Family and Protective Services under Section 162.006(e), a certificate from the department acknowledging receipt of the report.

(c) A court having jurisdiction of a suit affecting the parent-child relationship may by order waive the making and filing of a report under this section if the child's biological parents cannot be located and their absence results in insufficient information being available to compile the report.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Family Code § 162.001 § 162.001. WHO MAY ADOPT AND BE ADOPTED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C162_S162.001.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 162.002 § 162.002. PREREQUISITES TO PETITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C162_S162.002.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 162.003 § 162.003. ADOPTION EVALUATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C162_S162.003.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 162.005 § 162.005. PREPARATION OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY REPORT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C162_S162.005.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 162.006 § 162.006. ACCESS TO HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY REPORT; RETENTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C162_S162.006.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 162.007 § 162.007. CONTENTS OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY REPORT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C162_S162.007.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 162.008 § 162.008. FILING OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY REPORT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C162_S162.008.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 162.009 § 162.009. RESIDENCE WITH PETITIONER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C162_S162.009.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 162.010 § 162.010. CONSENT REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C162_S162.010.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 162.011 § 162.011. REVOCATION OF CONSENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C162_S162.011.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 162.012 § 162.012. DIRECT OR COLLATERAL ATTACK.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C162_S162.012.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 162.013 § 162.013. ABATEMENT OR DISMISSAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C162_S162.013.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 162.014 § 162.014. ATTENDANCE AT HEARING REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C162_S162.014.md)
- [Tex. Family Code § 162.015 § 162.015. RACE OR ETHNICITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfa_C162_S162.015.md)

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