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“Young adult” is a person who was in the conservatorship of DFPS on the day before the person’s 18th birthday. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.601(4).
“Extended foster care” is foster care that extends beyond the young adult’s 18th birthday. It requires the young adult to reside in a residential facility that is licensed or approved and paid for by DFPS, including a foster home, foster group home, Residential Treatment Center (RTC), and Supervised Independent Living facility through a provider who has a contract with DFPS for extended foster care services. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.601(1).
• The date of the young adult’s 18th birthday; or
4. Extended Jurisdiction After Child’s
Any court with jurisdiction over a youth on the day before they turn 18 will automatically continue to have jurisdiction of the youth beyond their 18th birthday for at least six months. Youth age 18 or older are allowed to temporarily leave foster care, and as long as the court has jurisdiction, the state is eligible for federal funding to provide services for the young adult, including independent living supports such as housing. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.602. While a youth is in extended foster care, the Family Code requires the court to conduct review hearings every six months, and make specific findings regarding the young adult’s living arrangement, the permanency plan, whether the young adult participated in developing the plan, and whether it reflects independent living skills and appropriate services in order for the young adult to achieve independence, and whether additional services are needed to meet the young adult’s needs. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.602(b). The extended jurisdiction statute states that, unless a court extends its jurisdiction over a young adult beyond the end of trial independence as provided by Tex. Fam. Code § 263.6021(a) or Tex. Fam. Code § 263.603(a), the court’s extended jurisdiction over a young adult terminates on the earlier of:
• The young adult’s 21st birthday. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.602(f).
Unless a young adult receiving voluntary transitional living services while on trial independence reenters extended foster care before the end of the court’s extended jurisdiction, the extended jurisdiction of the court ends on the earlier of:
• The date the young adult withdraws consent to the extension of the court’s jurisdiction in writing or in court. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.6021(b).
5. Extended Jurisdiction in Guardianship
If a court believes that a young adult may be incapacitated as defined by Tex. Prob. Code§ 601(14)(B), the court may extend its jurisdiction on its own motion without the young adult’s consent to allow DFPS to refer the young adult to the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) for guardianship services, as required by Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.209. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.603(a).
• DADS determines a guardianship is not appropriate under Tex. Hum. Res. Code Chapter 161;
• A guardian is appointed and qualifies under the Texas Probate Code. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.603(b). If DFPS or DADS determines a guardianship is not appropriate, or the court with probate jurisdiction denies the application to appoint a guardian, the court, under Tex. Fam. Code § 263.603(a), may continue to extend its jurisdiction over the young adult only as provided by Tex. Fam. Code § 263.602 or Tex. Fam. Code § 263.6021. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.603(c).
A young adult for whom a guardian is appointed and qualifies is not considered to be in extended foster care or trial independence and the court’s jurisdiction ends on the date the guardian for the young adult is appointed and qualifies, unless the guardian requests the extended jurisdiction of the court under Tex. Fam. Code § 263.604. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.603(d).
A guardian appointed for a young adult may request that the court extend the court’s jurisdiction over the young adult. A court that extends its jurisdiction over a young adult for whom a guardian is appointed may not issue an order that conflicts with an order entered by the probate court that has jurisdiction over the guardianship proceeding. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.604. 6. Role of Attorney ad Litem, Guardian ad Litem, or Volunteer Advocate
A court with extended jurisdiction may continue or renew the appointment of an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, or volunteer advocate for the young adult to assist in accessing services the young adult is entitled to receive. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.605. An attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem appointed for a young adult who receives services in the young adult’s own home from a service provider or resides in an institution [as defined by Tex. Fam. Code § 263.601(3)] that is licensed, certified, or verified by a state agency other than DFPS shall assist the young adult as necessary to ensure that the young adult receives appropriate services. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.606.
The court may not appoint DFPS or DADS as the managing conservator or guardian of the young adult. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.607(a). A court may not order DFPS to provide a service to a young adult unless DFPS:
For more information, see the Extended Jurisdiction Matrix created by DFPS.[9]
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