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Timestamp: 2019-10-20 10:43:56
Document Index: 742370520

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 20', '§ 20', '§ 262', '§ 262', '§ 262', '§ 262', '§ 262', '§ 262', '§ 262', '§ 262', '§ 262']

Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book > Removal > D. Emergency Remova...
D. Emergency Removal Without a Court Order
• On information furnished by another that has been corroborated by personal knowledge of facts and all of which taken together would lead a person of ordinary prudence and caution to believe that the child has been the victim of sexual abuse or of trafficking under Tex. Penal Code§ 20A.02 or Tex. Penal Code § 20A.03;
• On information furnished by another that has been corroborated by personal knowledge of facts and all of which taken together would lead a person of ordinary prudence and caution to believe that the parent or person who has possession of the child is currently using a controlled substance as defined by Tex. Health & Safety Code Chapter 481 and the use constitutes an immediate danger to the physical health or safety of the child. Tex. Fam. Code § 262.104(a); or
• On personal knowledge or information furnished by another, that has been corroborated by personal knowledge, that would lead a person of ordinary prudence and caution to believe that the parent or person who has possession of the child has permitted the child to remain on premises used for the manufacture of methamphetamine. Tex. Fam. Code § 262.104(b).
A petition filed after taking possession of a child in an emergency must be supported by an affidavit that comports with the grounds stated above. The affidavit must also state that based on the affiant’s personal knowledge, there was no time, consistent with the child’s health and safety, for a full adversary hearing under Subchapter C, that continuation in the home would be contrary to the child’s welfare, and reasonable efforts were made to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the child. Tex. Fam. Code § 262.105.
2. Initial Hearing Requirement After Removal
If a child has been taken into possession without a court order by a governmental entity, the court in which a suit has been filed shall hold an initial hearing on or before the first business day after the date the child is taken into possession. Tex. Fam. Code § 262.106. The court shall render orders that are necessary to protect the physical health and safety of the child. Tex. Fam. Code § 262.106(a).
If the court is unavailable for a hearing on the first business day, then, and only in that event, the hearing shall be held no later than the first business day after the court becomes available, provided that the hearing is held no later than the third business day after the child is taken into possession. Tex. Fam. Code § 262.106(a).
For the purpose of determining the first business day after the date the child is taken into possession, the child is considered to have been taken into possession by DFPS on the expiration of the five-day period permitted pursuant to Tex. Fam. Code § 262.007(c) or Tex. Fam. Code § 262.110(b). Tex. Fam. Code § 262.106(d).
3. Standard for Decision at Initial Hearing After Taking Possession
4. Taking Possession of Child in Emergency With Intent to Return Home