25 Tex. Admin. Code § 181.31 - Minimum Requirements for Adoption Reporting
(a) The court that renders a decree of
adoption shall send to the Vital Statistics Unit a certificate of adoption on
Form VS-160. The clerk of the court shall send the form not later than the 10th
day of the first month after the month in which the court renders the adoption
decree. The certificate shall include the information as prescribed in Texas
Family Code, §
108.003.
(b) When the Vital Statistics Unit determines
that a certificate of adoption filed with the State Registrar requires
correction, the Vital Statistics Unit shall mail the certificate directly to
the attorney of record for correction. Upon correction, the attorney shall
return the corrected certificate to the Vital Statistics Unit. If there is no
attorney of record, the Vital Statistics Unit shall mail a photocopy of the
certificate to the clerk of the court for correction.
(c) When the clerk of the court collects the
$15 fee required by the Texas Family Code, §
108.006(b),
for each adoption petition filed, the clerk shall attach the fee to the
certificate of adoption(s), and forward to the Vital Statistics Unit, as
provided in subsection (a) of this section to Vital Statistics Unit - Mail Code
2096, P.O. Box 12040, Austin, Texas 78711-2040.
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