Texas community resource
Adult Adoption Self-Help Toolkit
TexasLawHelp.org
Free petition, consent, decree, and filing instructions for establishing a legal parent-child relationship through adoption of an adult in Texas.
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How to get help
Choose the form set based on whether a name change is requested, complete the petition and adult adoptee's consent, file in the proper court with any fee-waiver request, schedule and attend the hearing, submit the proposed decree, and obtain certified copies for records and any name updates.
Who this service helps
Any adult may seek to adopt another adult when the petitioner resides in Texas and the adult to be adopted consents. The case is filed in a district court or qualifying statutory county court in the petitioner's county of residence.
Where this service is available
Service area: People handling eligible Texas legal matters, including residents and court users in Central Texas.
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Cost / fees
The guide and forms are free. Court filing, certified-copy, records-update, fingerprint or identification, and legal-assistance costs may apply; eligible filers may request a fee waiver.
About this service
The toolkit provides separate form sets for adult adoption with or without an adoptee name change and covers filing, consent, hearing preparation, sensitive-data redaction, the decree, and post-adoption records updates.
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