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Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book. 2023 version
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Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Statutory
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
Legal Essentials
Service of Citation
Paternity
Best Interest
Burden of Proof
Evidence
Extending Foster Care for Transitioning Youth
Contempt
Federal
Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
Health
Health Care for Texas Children in Foster Care: STAR Health
Children with Disabilities
Psychotropic Medication
Substance Use Disorders
Trauma-Informed Care
Well-Being
Education
Child and Youth Voice
Safety
Domestic Violence
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
System Issues
Community-Based Care
Disproportionality and Equity
Dual Status
Family Connections
Family Visitation
Permanency Care Assistance (PCA)
Relative and Other Designated Caregiver (RODC) Program
Mexican Consular Relations
Reference Materials
Common Acronyms and Abbreviations
Endnotes
Charts
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
Checklists With Cites
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
Short Checklists
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