Although there is no minimum amount of time that a couple must be married to become approved as an adoptive parent, the FAD worker must assess:
• the stability of the couple's relationship; and
• the couple's reason for wanting to adopt.
Parents Who Wish to Adopt a Specific Child
The FAD worker's assessment must include a review of the prospective parent's relationship with the child, if any, whether that relationship is familial or fictive, past or present. See the Services to Kinship Caregivers Resource Guide for definitions of fictive kin.
Minimum Standards for Child-Placing Agencies, 40 TAC §749.3623
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