Texas Family Code
§ 264.192 — PROCEEDING TO APPOINT RECEIVER
FA § 264.192Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD · Ch. 264. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES · Art. B-2. RECEIVER FOR SINGLE-SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTOR
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as otherwise provided by law, a court shall give precedence to a petition for the appointment of a receiver under this subchapter over other matters.
(b)A court shall conduct an evidentiary hearing on a petition for the appointment of a receiver under this subchapter not later than the fifth day after the date the petition is filed. The department shall make reasonable efforts to notify the single-source continuum contractor of the hearing under this subsection.
(c)A court shall grant a petition for the appointment of a receiver under this subchapter on finding that:
(1)one of the conditions described by Section 264.1915 exists; and
(2)the continued existence of the condition jeopardizes the health, safety, or welfare of a child under the conservatorship of the department.
(d)A court may grant a petition for the appointment of a receiver under this subchapter ex parte.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2025.