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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
Sec. 262.001.
auThoRized aCTions By goVeRnmenTal enTiTy................996
juRisdiCTion. .............................................996
ReVieW of plaCemenT; findings. ............................996
CiVil liaBiliTy. ...........................................996
of Child..................................................997
deliVeRy of possession of Child. ...........................997
liVing Child afTeR aBoRTion. ..............................997
possession and deliVeRy of missing Child. ..................997
aBandoned ChildRen......................................997
TempoRaRy CaRe of Child TaKen inTo possession. ............998
Child WiTh sexually TRansmiTTed disease. ..................998
plaCemenT in seCuRe agenCy fosTeR home...................999
sealing of CouRT ReCoRds filed eleCTRoniCally. ............999
VolunTaRy TempoRaRy managing ConseRVaToRship. ..........999
disClosuRe of CeRTain eVidenCe. ...........................999
Sec. 262.015. filing RequiRemenT foR peTiTion RegaRding moRe
Than one Child..........................................1000
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SUBCHAPTER B. TAKING POSSESSION OF CHILD
Sec. 262.101.
filing peTiTion BefoRe TaKing possession of Child. ..........1000
RemoVal of alleged peRpeTRaToR; offense..................1001
Sec. 262.1016. agReed oRdeR foR RemoVal of alleged
peRpeTRaToR. ............................................1002
emeRgenCy oRdeR auThoRizing possession of Child..........1002
ResTRaining oRdeR, and aTTaChmenT. ......................1004
WiThouT a CouRT oRdeR...................................1004
Child in emeRgenCy. .....................................1005
Child in emeRgenCy WiThouT CouRT oRdeR..................1006
TaKing possession of Child WiThouT a CouRT oRdeR
in emeRgenCy............................................1007
unaCCepTaBle faCiliTies foR housing Child.................1008
noTiCe To paRenT, ConseRVaToR, oR guaRdian. ..............1008
Sec. 262.1095. infoRmaTion pRoVided To RelaTiVes and CeRTain
indiViduals; inVesTigaTion. ...............................1009
inTenT To ReTuRn home. ..................................1010
expediTed heaRing and appeal.............................1010
oTheR designaTed indiViduals; plaCemenT..................1010
VisiTaTion sChedule. .....................................1012
limiTs on RemoVal. ......................................1013
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SUBCHAPTER C. ADVERSARY HEARING
Sec. 262.201.
full adVeRsaRy heaRing; findings of The CouRT.............1014
ConfiRmaTion of RequiRed noTiCe pRoVided. ................1017
aggRaVaTed CiRCumsTanCes. ..............................1018
exClusiVe juRisdiCTion....................................1020
TRansfeR of suiT.........................................1020
TempoRaRy oRdeR in effeCT unTil supeRseded. ..............1021
ex paRTe heaRings. ......................................1021
SUBCHAPTER D. EMERGENCY POSSESSION OF
CERTAIN ABANDONED CHILDREN
Sec. 262.301.
definiTions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1022
aCCepTing possession of CeRTain aBandoned ChildRen. . . . . . . 1022
neWBoRn safeTy deViCe. .................................1023
noTifiCaTion of possession of aBandoned Child. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1023
aBandoned Child. .......................................1023
RepoRT To laW enfoRCemenT agenCy; inVesTigaTion..........1024
noTiCe. .................................................1024
ReimBuRsemenT foR CaRe of aBandoned Child...............1024
ConfidenTialiTy..........................................1024
seaRCh foR RelaTiVes noT RequiRed........................1024
SUBCHAPTER E. RELINQUISHING CHILD TO
OBTAIN CERTAIN SERVICES
Sec. 262.351.
definiTions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1025
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