Supreme Court Orders Jalisco to Remove 'Adopción Simple' From Local Procedure Code

Overview

• The Supreme Court Pleno, which ruled on Friday, August 7, 2026, unanimously confirmed a lower-court decision and granted the amparo brought by the Procuraduría Federal de Protección de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes in amparo en revisión 120/2026.
• The Court found that the Congress of Jalisco committed a legislative omission by keeping references to adopción simple and ordered the legislature to harmonize articles 1027 and 1029 of the Código de Procedimientos Civiles to remove any such references.
• Justices said the 2019 reform to the Ley General de los Derechos de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes establishes a single model of adoption that is plena e irrevocable, and that adopción simple creates a differentiated filial status incompatible with constitutional and international child-rights standards.
• The SCJN ruled that the PFPNNA has legitimate standing to sue over the omission and clarified that issuing a national code does not relieve state congresses of their independent duty to update local laws.
• For children this decision aims to secure full, permanent filial ties and greater legal certainty for adoptive families while the Jalisco Congress must now draft the specific local changes required by the Court.