Tex. Fam. Code § 162.012 : FAMILY CODE — THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP — SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP — ADOPTION — ADOPTION OF A CHILD — Direct or Collateral Attack TEXT PDF (a) Notwithstanding Rule 329, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the validity of an adoption order is not subject to attack after six months after the date the order was signed. (b) The validity of a final adoption order is not subject to attack because a health, social, educational, and genetic history was not filed. Tex. Fam. Code § 162.012 Amended By Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 2, eff. 1/1/1998. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 601, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1997 Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. 4/20/1995.