Acknowledgments
This revised edition of the Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book (Bench Book) includes additions of and revisions to important topics such as Normalcy and Service.
This project is supported by the Court Improvement Program grants, awarded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The information in this publication has been developed by the Bench Book Advisory Committee and the staff of the Supreme Court of Texas Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth and Families (Children's Commission). Any resource materials or other written contributions provided by the Children's Commission should not be read as an advisory issued by the Supreme Court of Texas or any other court. Contributions to this Bench Book are not rulings on specific cases or legal issues, but are solely intended to address the improvement of the law, the legal system, and the administration of justice related to child protection cases.
Children's Commission Staff:
Tina Amberboy, former Executive Director
Jessica Arguijo, Communications Manager
Jamie Bernstein, Executive Director
Renée Castillo-De La Cruz, Staff Attorney
Aimee Corbin, Staff Attorney
Jocelyn Fowler, Staff Attorney
Tiffany Edwards, Executive Assistant
Monica Mahoney, Program Specialist
Chelsea Martinez, Executive Assistant
Dylan Moench, Director of Legal Representation
Patrick Passmore, Grant Administrator
Milbrey Raney, Assistant Director
Andrea Vicencio, Program Specialist
The Honorable Dean Rucker (ret.), Jurist in Residence
The Honorable Robert Hofmann, Jurist in Residence