Tex. Fam. Code § 102.005

**Tex. Fam. Code § 102.005. STANDING TO REQUEST TERMINATION AND ADOPTION.** An original suit requesting only an adoption or for termination of the parent-child relationship joined with a petition for adoption may be filed by: (1) a stepparent of the child; (2) an adult who, as the result of a placement for adoption, has had actual possession and control of the child at any time during the 30-day period preceding the filing of the petition; or (3) an adult who has adopted, or is the foster parent of and has petitioned to adopt, a sibling of the child. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406 (S.B. 758), Sec. 3(a), eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 402 (H.B. 2350), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025.