Texas Family Code

§ 262.406 — COURT ORDER

FA § 262.406Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD · Ch. 262. PROCEDURES IN SUIT BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO PROTECT HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CHILD · Art. F. FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES PILOT PROGRAM

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (d), at the conclusion of the hearing in a suit filed under Section 262.404, the court shall order the department to provide family preservation services and to execute a family preservation services plan developed in collaboration with the family of the child who is a candidate for foster care if the court finds sufficient evidence to satisfy a person of ordinary prudence and caution that:

(1)abuse or neglect occurred or there is a substantial risk of abuse or neglect or continuing danger to the child's physical health or safety caused by an act or failure to act of the parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other member of the child's household;

(2)family preservation services are necessary to ensure the child's physical health or safety; and

(3)family preservation services are appropriate based on the child's safety risk assessment and the child's family assessment.

(b)The court's order for family preservation services must:

(1)identify and require specific services narrowly tailored to address the factors that make the child a candidate for foster care; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 269 (H.B. 3041), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.