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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 263. REVIEW OF PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER
CARE OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 263.001.
definiTions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1039
ReVieW of plaCemenTs By CouRT; findings. .................1039
ReVieW of plaCemenT in qualified ResidenTial
TReaTmenT pRogRam......................................1041
noTiCe of heaRing; pResenTaTion of eVidenCe. ..............1042
TempoRaRy emeRgenCy supeRVision; monThly RepoRT. . . . . . . .1043
Sec. 263.0025. speCial eduCaTion deCision- maKing foR ChildRen in
fosTeR CaRe. ............................................1044
infoRmaTion RelaTing To plaCemenT of Child. ..............1045
deCision- maKing.........................................1045
eduCaTion in home seTTing foR fosTeR ChildRen.............1046
enfoRCemenT of family seRViCe plan.......................1046
WaRning To paRenTs......................................1046
noTiCe To paRenTs of RighT To Counsel.....................1047
RepoRT RegaRding noTifiCaTion of RelaTiVes. ...............1047
fosTeR ChildRen's Bill of RighTs...........................1047
peRmanenCy planning meeTings. ..........................1049
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SUBCHAPTER B. SERVICE PLAN AND VISITATION PLAN
Sec. 263.101.
depaRTmenT To file seRViCe plan...........................1049
seRViCe plan; ConTenTs...................................1050
seleCTion and ReimBuRsemenT of seRViCe pRoVideR. . . . . . . . . . 1052
oRiginal seRViCe plan: signing and TaKing effeCT...........1052
amended seRViCe plan....................................1053
ReVieW of seRViCe plan; modifiCaTion. .....................1053
CouRT implemenTaTion of seRViCe plan. ....................1054
VisiTaTion plan. .........................................1054
ReVieW of VisiTaTion plan; modifiCaTion....................1055
CouRT implemenTaTion of VisiTaTion plan. ..................1055
SUBCHAPTER C. STATUS HEARING
Sec. 263.201. sTaTus heaRing; Time. ....................................1055
sTaTus heaRing; findings..................................1056
appoinTmenT of aTToRney ad liTem; admonishmenTs.........1058
SUBCHAPTER D. PERMANENCY HEARINGS
Sec. 263.302.
Child's aTTendanCe aT heaRing............................1058
peRmanenCy plan. .......................................1058
peRmanenCy goals; limiTaTion. ...........................1059
peRmanenCy pRogRess RepoRT BefoRe final oRdeR. ..........1059
iniTial peRmanenCy heaRing; Time. ........................1060
suBsequenT peRmanenCy heaRings.........................1060
peRmanenCy heaRings BefoRe final oRdeR..................1060
faCToRs in deTeRmining BesT inTeResT of Child..............1063
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SUBCHAPTER E. FINAL ORDER FOR CHILD
UNDE R DEPARTMENT CA RE
Sec. 263.401.
dismissal afTeR one yeaR; neW TRials; exTension. ..........1065
RendeRing final oRdeR; exTension.........................1068
limiT on exTension. ......................................1068
Sec. 263.4012. pRohiBiTing dismissal and ReTaining juRisdiCTion
When Child is missing. ...................................1069
moniToRed ReTuRn of Child To paRenT. ....................1069
ConseRVaToR WiThouT TeRminaTing paRenTal RighTs..........1070
VeRifiCaTion of TRansiTion plan. ..........................1071
appeal of final oRdeR....................................1071
supReme CouRT Rules.....................................1072
CouRT infoRmaTion sysTem................................1073
ConseRVaToR of CeRTain aBandoned ChildRen;
TeRminaTion of paRenTal RighTs. ..........................1073
managing ConseRVaToR...................................1073
Kinship VeRifiCaTion......................................1074
SUBCHAPTER F. PERMANENCY HEARINGS
AFTER FINA L ORDER
Sec. 263.501.
peRmanenCy heaRing afTeR final oRdeR....................1075
peRmanenCy pRogRess RepoRT afTeR final oRdeR. ...........1076
peRmanenCy heaRings folloWing final oRdeR. .............1076
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