 Birdy,
All states are different but I believe that in TX a birth parent can relinquish parental rights after 48 hours. This is certainly a "safer" state to adopt in versus a state like MD or PA where the birth mother has upto 30 days to relinquish their parental rights. If you google "Child Welfare Information Gateway" they have an entire section dedicated to adoption and state laws
Good luck to you - I hope this helps
Theresa
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myself 42, DH 37
TTC 6+ years
IUI attempts: 11/04, 3/05 & 4/05
IVF #1
11/7/06  D&C at 9 1/2 weeks
IVF #2
3/19 - Beta 
Took some time off ... trying again with new RE
IVF #3
12/3/07 - miscarriage #2  D&C (day before my 41st birthday  )
July 2008 - After taking some time to decide which road to take we decided to move on to domestic adoption and are thrilled
September 2009 - May 2009 - completed homestudy & got approved ... finalized profile and completed applications with several agencies
May/June 2009 - active with 2 agencies and a referral company - YIPEE!
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