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TX Fam Code § 261.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter F. Protective Order in Certain Cases of Abuse or Neglect|Section 261.501. Filing Application for Protective Order in Certain Cases of Abuse or Neglect

Sec. 261.501.  FILING APPLICATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER IN CERTAIN CASES OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT.  The department may file an application for a protective order for a child's protection under this subchapter on the department's own initiative or jointly with a parent, relative, or caregiver of the child who requests the filing of the application if the department:(1)  has temporary managing conservatorship of the child;(2)  determines that:(A)  the child:(i)  is a victim of abuse or neglect; or(ii)  has a history of being abused or neglected; and(B)  there is a threat of:(i)  immediate or continued abuse or neglect to the child;(ii)  someone illegally taking the child from the home in which the child is placed;(iii)  behavior that poses a threat to the caregiver with whom the child is placed; or(iv)  someone committing an act of violence against the child or the child's caregiver; and(3)  is not otherwise authorized to apply for a protective order for the child's protection under Chapter 82.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 261.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter F. Protective Order in Certain Cases of Abuse or Neglect|Section 261.502. Certification of Findings

Sec. 261.502.  CERTIFICATION OF FINDINGS.  (a)  In making the application under this subchapter, the department must certify that:(1)  the department has diligently searched for and:(A)  was unable to locate the child's parent, legal guardian, or custodian, other than the respondent to the application; or(B)  located and provided notice of the proposed application to the child's parent, legal guardian, or custodian, other than the respondent to the application; and(2)  if applicable, the relative or caregiver who is jointly filing the petition, or with whom the child would reside following an entry of the protective order, has not abused or neglected the child and does not have a history of abuse or neglect.(b)  An application for a temporary ex parte order under Section 261.503 may be filed without making the findings required by Subsection (a) if the department certifies that the department believes there is an immediate danger of abuse or neglect to the child.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 261.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter F. Protective Order in Certain Cases of Abuse or Neglect|Section 261.503. Temporary Ex Parte Order

Sec. 261.503.  TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER.  If the court finds from the information contained in an application for a protective order that there is an immediate danger of abuse or neglect to the child, the court, without further notice to the respondent and without a hearing, may enter a temporary ex parte order for the protection of the child.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 261.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter F. Protective Order in Certain Cases of Abuse or Neglect|Section 261.504. Required Findings; Issuance of Protective Order

Sec. 261.504.  REQUIRED FINDINGS; ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER.  (a)  At the close of a hearing on an application for a protective order under this subchapter, the court shall find whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that:(1)  the child:(A)  is a victim of abuse or neglect; or(B)  has a history of being abused or neglected; and(2)  there is a threat of:(A)  immediate or continued abuse or neglect to the child;(B)  someone illegally taking the child from the home in which the child is placed;(C)  behavior that poses a threat to the caregiver with whom the child is placed; or(D)  someone committing an act of violence against the child or the child's caregiver.(a-1)  In making a determination whether the child is or has been a victim of abuse or neglect, the court shall consider the opinion of a medical professional obtained by an individual against whom a protective order is sought.(b)  If the court makes an affirmative finding under Subsection (a), the court shall issue a protective order that includes a statement of that finding.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1047 (S.B. 1578), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 261.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 261 - Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect|Subchapter F. Protective Order in Certain Cases of Abuse or Neglect|Section 261.505. Application of Other Law

Sec. 261.505.  APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.  To the extent applicable, except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, Title 4 applies to a protective order issued under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 262.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.001. Authorized Actions by Governmental Entity

Sec. 262.001.  AUTHORIZED ACTIONS BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.  (a)  A governmental entity with an interest in the child may file a suit affecting the parent-child relationship requesting an order or take possession of a child without a court order as provided by this chapter.(b)  In determining the reasonable efforts that are required to be made with respect to preventing or eliminating the need to remove a child from the child's home or to make it possible to return a child to the child's home, the child's health and safety is the paramount concern.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1150, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 262.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.002. Jurisdiction

Sec. 262.002.  JURISDICTION.  A suit brought by a governmental entity requesting an order under this chapter may be filed in a court with jurisdiction to hear the suit in the county in which the child is found.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1150, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 262.0022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.0022. Review of Placement; Findings

Sec. 262.0022.  REVIEW OF PLACEMENT; FINDINGS.  At each hearing under this chapter, the court shall review the placement of each child in the temporary or permanent managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services who is not placed with a relative caregiver or designated caregiver as defined by Section 264.751.  The court shall include in its findings a statement on whether the department:(1)  asked the child in a developmentally appropriate manner to identify any adult, particularly an adult residing in the child's community, who could be a relative caregiver or designated caregiver for the child; and(2)  has the option of placing the child with a relative caregiver or designated caregiver.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1294 (H.B. 3390), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Fam Code § 262.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.003. Civil Liability

Sec. 262.003.  CIVIL LIABILITY.  A person who takes possession of a child without a court order is immune from civil liability if, at the time possession is taken, there is reasonable cause to believe there is an immediate danger to the physical health or safety of the child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 262.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.004. Accepting Voluntary Delivery of Possession of Child

Sec. 262.004.  ACCEPTING VOLUNTARY DELIVERY OF POSSESSION OF CHILD.  A law enforcement officer or a juvenile probation officer may take possession of a child without a court order on the voluntary delivery of the child by the parent, managing conservator, possessory conservator, guardian, caretaker, or custodian who is presently entitled to possession of the child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 101, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 262.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.005. Filing Petition After Accepting Voluntary Delivery of Possession of Child

Sec. 262.005.  FILING PETITION AFTER ACCEPTING VOLUNTARY DELIVERY OF POSSESSION OF CHILD.  When possession of the child has been acquired through voluntary delivery of the child to a law enforcement officer or juvenile probation officer, the law enforcement officer or juvenile probation officer taking the child into possession shall cause a suit to be filed not later than the 60th day after the date the child is taken into possession.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 102, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 262.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.006. Living Child After Abortion

Sec. 262.006.  LIVING CHILD AFTER ABORTION.  (a)  An authorized representative of the Department of Family and Protective Services may assume the care, control, and custody of a child born alive as the result of an abortion as defined by Chapter 161.(b)  The department shall file a suit and request an emergency order under this chapter.(c)  A child for whom possession is assumed under this section need not be delivered to the court except on the order of the court.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.151, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 262.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.007. Possession and Delivery of Missing Child

Sec. 262.007.  POSSESSION AND DELIVERY OF MISSING CHILD.  (a)  A law enforcement officer who, during a criminal investigation relating to a child's custody, discovers that a child is a missing child and believes that a person may flee with or conceal the child shall take possession of the child and provide for the delivery of the child as provided by Subsection (b).(b)  An officer who takes possession of a child under Subsection (a) shall deliver or arrange for the delivery of the child to a person entitled to possession of the child.(c)  If a person entitled to possession of the child is not immediately available to take possession of the child, the law enforcement officer shall deliver the child to the Department of Family and Protective Services. Until a person entitled to possession of the child takes possession of the child, the department may, without a court order, retain possession of the child not longer than five days after the date the child is delivered to the department.  While the department retains possession of a child under this subsection, the department may place the child in foster care.  If a parent or other person entitled to possession of the child does not take possession of the child before the sixth day after the date the child is delivered to the department, the department shall proceed under this chapter as if the law enforcement officer took possession of the child under Section 262.104.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 776, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 685, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1150, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.152, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 262.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.008. Abandoned Children

Sec. 262.008.  ABANDONED CHILDREN.  (a)  An authorized representative of the Department of Family and Protective Services may assume the care, control, and custody of a child:(1)  who is abandoned without identification or a means for identifying the child; and(2)  whose identity cannot be ascertained by the exercise of reasonable diligence.(b)  The department shall immediately file a suit to terminate the parent-child relationship of a child under Subsection (a).(c)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 1.203(5), eff. April 2, 2015.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.153, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.203(5), eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 262.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.009. Temporary Care of Child Taken Into Possession

Sec. 262.009.  TEMPORARY CARE OF CHILD TAKEN INTO POSSESSION.  An employee of or volunteer with a law enforcement agency who successfully completes a background and criminal history check approved by the law enforcement agency may assist a law enforcement officer or juvenile probation officer with the temporary care of a child who is taken into possession by a governmental entity without a court order under this chapter until further arrangements regarding the custody of the child can be made.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 970, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 262.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.010. Child With Sexually Transmitted Disease

Sec. 262.010.  CHILD WITH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE.  (a)  If during an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services the department discovers that a child younger than 11 years of age has a sexually transmitted disease, the department shall:(1)  appoint a special investigator to assist in the investigation of the case; and(2)  file an original suit requesting an emergency order under this chapter for possession of the child unless the department determines, after taking the following actions, that emergency removal is not necessary for the protection of the child:(A)  reviewing the medical evidence to determine whether the medical evidence supports a finding that abuse likely occurred;(B)  interviewing the child and other persons residing in the child's home;(C)  conferring with law enforcement;(D)  determining whether any other child in the home has a sexually transmitted disease and, if so, referring the child for a sexual abuse examination;(E)  if the department determines a forensic interview is appropriate based on the child's age and development, ensuring that each child alleged to have been abused undergoes a forensic interview by a children's advocacy center established under Section 264.402 or another professional with specialized training in conducting forensic interviews if a children's advocacy center is not available in the county in which the child resides;(F)  consulting with a department staff nurse or other medical expert to obtain additional information regarding the nature of the sexually transmitted disease and the ways the disease is transmitted and an opinion as to whether abuse occurred based on the facts of the case;(G)  contacting any additional witness who may have information relevant to the investigation, including other individuals who had access to the child; and(H)  if the department determines after taking the actions described by Paragraphs (A)-(G) that a finding of sexual abuse is not supported, obtaining an opinion from the Forensic Assessment Center Network as to whether the evidence in the case supports a finding that abuse likely occurred.(b)  If the department determines that abuse likely occurred, the department shall work with law enforcement to obtain a search warrant to require an individual the department reasonably believes may have sexually abused the child to undergo medically appropriate diagnostic testing for sexually transmitted diseases.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 598 (S.B. 218), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 262.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.011. Placement in Secure Agency Foster Home

Sec. 262.011.  PLACEMENT IN SECURE AGENCY FOSTER HOME.  A court in an emergency, initial, or full adversary hearing conducted under this chapter may order that the child who is the subject of the hearing be placed in a secure agency foster home verified in accordance with Section 42.0531, Human Resources Code, if the court finds that:(1)  the placement is in the best interest of the child; and(2)  the child's physical health or safety is in danger because the child has been recruited, harbored, transported, provided, or obtained for forced labor or commercial sexual activity, including any child subjected to an act specified in Section 20A.02 or 20A.03, Penal Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 338 (H.B. 418), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 262.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.012. Sealing of Court Records Filed Electronically

Sec. 262.012.  SEALING OF COURT RECORDS FILED ELECTRONICALLY.  For purposes of determining whether to seal documents in accordance with Rule 76a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, in a suit under this subtitle, the court shall consider documents filed through an electronic filing system in the same manner as any other document filed with the court.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 455 (H.B. 331), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2015.Redesignated from Family Code, Section 262.011 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.001(8), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 262.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.013. Voluntary Temporary Managing Conservatorship

Sec. 262.013.  VOLUNTARY TEMPORARY MANAGING CONSERVATORSHIP.  In a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services, the existence of a parent's voluntary agreement to temporarily place the parent's child in the managing conservatorship of the department is not an admission by the parent that the parent engaged in conduct that endangered the child.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 262.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.014. Disclosure of Certain Evidence

Sec. 262.014.  DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN EVIDENCE.  On the request of the attorney for a parent who is a party in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed under this chapter, or the attorney ad litem for the parent's child, the Department of Family and Protective Services shall, before the full adversary hearing, provide:(1)  the name of any person, excluding a department employee, whom the department will call as a witness to any of the allegations contained in the petition filed by the department;(2)  a copy of any offense report relating to the allegations contained in the petition filed by the department that will be used in court to refresh a witness's memory; and(3)  a copy of any photograph, video, or recording that will be presented as evidence.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2017.|