Texas Health and Safety Code 192.007 – Supplementary Certificates for Child Who Dies Before Adoption
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(a) If a child in the process of being adopted in this state dies before the adoption is completed, the persons who attempted to adopt the child may request the state registrar to file supplementary birth and death certificates for the child.
(b) Persons making a request under this section must include with the request:
(1) sufficient information to prove that they attempted to adopt the child and that the child died before the adoption was completed;
(2) a copy of an irrevocable affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights relating to the child;
(3) a copy of the affidavit of the status of the child, if applicable; and
(4) any other information required by the department.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 192.007
- Affidavit: means a statement in writing of a fact or facts signed by the party making it, sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths, and officially certified to by the officer under his seal of office. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(c) On receipt of the information required by Subsection (b), the state registrar shall complete birth and death certificates as if the child had been adopted by court decree and then died.
(d) In the absence of evidence to the contrary, compliance with this section and the completion of the birth certificate constitute adoption by estoppel.