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TITLE 1ADMINISTRATION
PART 15TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 376REFUGEE SOCIAL SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER IUNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINOR (URM) PROGRAM
RULE §376.906Are unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) eligible for adoption?

URMs are generally not eligible for adoption, since family reunification is the objective of the program. In certain rare circumstances, a state court might rule that adoption is in the best interest of the child.


Source Note: The provisions of this §376.906 adopted to be effective October 28, 2002, 27 TexReg 10044; transferred effective October 1, 2003, as published in the Texas Register July 2, 2004, 29 TexReg 6359

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