Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book

Updated January 2025

J. Inquiry Regarding Child's Native American Heritage

The court shall ask all parties present at the Status Hearing whether the child or the child's family has a Native American heritage and identify any Native American Tribe with which the child may be associated. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.202(f-1). For more information regarding requirements when a child has a Native American heritage, see the Indian Child Welfare Act chapter of this Bench Book.

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