Texas Family Code
§ 262.408 — FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES PLAN: SIGNING AND EFFECT
FA § 262.408Title 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
Statute text
View on source(a)The family of a child who is a candidate for foster care and the department shall sign the family preservation services plan, and the department shall submit a copy of the signed plan to the court for review.
(b)If the family is unwilling to participate in the development of the family preservation services plan, the department may submit the plan to the court without the parents' signatures.
(c)The family preservation services plan takes effect on the date the court certifies that the plan complies with the court's order for family preservation services and is narrowly tailored to address the factors that make the child a candidate for foster care. The court may hold a hearing to review the plan for compliance.
(d)The family preservation services plan remains in effect until:
(1)the 180th day after the date the court's order for family preservation services is signed, unless renewed by an order of the court; or
(2)the date the plan is amended or revoked by the court.
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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.