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Tex. Family Code § 162.021

SEALING FILE

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Tex. Family Code § 162.021, SEALING FILE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/644017
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(a) The court, on the motion of a party or on the court's own motion, may order the sealing of the file and the minutes of the court, or both, in a suit requesting an adoption. (b) Rendition of the order does not relieve the clerk from the duty to send information regarding adoption to the vital statistics unit as required by this subchapter and Chapter 108.