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Tex. Family Code § 262.351 Definitions
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Sec. 262.351. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission. (1-a) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services. (1-b) "Relinquishment avoidance program" means the Health and Human Services Commission's pro…
Tex. Family Code § 262.352 Joint Managing Conservatorship of Child
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Sec. 262.352. JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATORSHIP OF CHILD. (a) Before the department files a suit affecting the parent-child relationship requesting managing conservatorship of a child who suffers from a severe emotional disturbance in order to obtain mental health services for the c…
Tex. Family Code § 262.353 Procedure For Relinquishing Child To Obtain Services
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Sec. 262.353. PROCEDURE FOR RELINQUISHING CHILD TO OBTAIN SERVICES. (a) The commission may not require the department to conduct a child abuse or neglect investigation before allowing a child to participate in the relinquishment avoidance program unless there is an allegation of …
Tex. Family Code § 262.401 Definitions
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Sec. 262.401. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Child who is a candidate for foster care" means a child who is at imminent risk of being removed from the child's home and placed into the conservatorship of the department because of a continuing danger to the child's physical …