Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book. 2023 version

Acknowledgments

Investigations

Alternatives to Removal

Required Participation

Removal

After Removal

Adversary Hearing

De Novo Hearing

Interventions

Status Hearing

Permanency Hearing Before Final Order

Final Hearing

Permanency Hearing After Final Order

Appeals

Adoption

Reinstatement of Parental Rights

Service of Citation

Paternity

Best Interest

Burden of Proof

Evidence

Extending Foster Care for Transitioning Youth

Contempt

Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)

Health Care for Texas Children in Foster Care: STAR Health

Children with Disabilities

Psychotropic Medication

Substance Use Disorders

Trauma-Informed Care

Education

Child and Youth Voice

Domestic Violence

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Community-Based Care

Disproportionality and Equity

Dual Status

Family Visitation

Permanency Care Assistance (PCA)

Relative and Other Designated Caregiver (RODC) Program

Mexican Consular Relations

Common Acronyms and Abbreviations

Endnotes

Jurisdiction Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

Jurisdiction and Venue Decisions Involving the Court of Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction

Extended Court Jurisdiction Flow Chart

Extended Jurisdiction Matrix

College Programs/Resources for Dfps Foster Youth, Adopted Youth & Certain Youth That Exit to a Parent Or Non-Parent Or Enter the PCA Program

Brief Overview of Transitional Living Services

1. Court Ordered Services Hearing Checklist

2. Adversary Hearing Checklist

3. Status Hearing Checklist

4. Permanency Hearing Before Final Order Checklist

5. Termination Grounds Checklist

6. Final Hearing Checklist

7. Permanency Hearing After Final Order Checklist

8. Reasonable Efforts Checklist

9. De Novo Hearing Checklist

10. Foster Care & Education Judicial Checklist

11. Medical and Mental Health Care for Foster Youth Checklist

12. Indian Child Welfare Act

13. Human Trafficking Judicial Checklist

14. Qualified Residential Treatment Program (Qrtp) Checklist

15. Courts Catalyzing Change Preliminary Protective Hearing Benchcard

1. At a Glance

2. Court Ordered Services Hearing Checklist

3. Adversary Hearing Checklist

4. Status Hearing Checklist

5. Permanency Hearing Before Final Order Checklist

6. Final Hearing Checklist

7. Permanency Hearing After Final Order Checklist

8. Foster Care & Education Judicial Checklist

9. Indian Child Welfare Act Checklist

10. Medical and Mental Health Care for Foster Youth Checklist

11. Human Trafficking Judicial Checklist

12. Practical First Steps to Address Disproportionality and Implicit Bias