Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book. 2024 version

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
 
Extending Foster Care for Transitioning Youth
 
Appeals
 
Adoption
 
Reinstatement of Parental Rights
 
Legal Essentials
Service of Citation
 
Best Interest
 
Burden of Proof
 
Evidence
 
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 Youth
 
Family Connections
Family Visitation
 
Permanency Care Assistance (PCA)
 
Relative and Other Designated Caregiver (RODC) Program
 
Mexican Consular Relations
 
Reference Materials
Common Acronyms and Abbreviations
 
DFPS Case Determination Abbreviations
 
Endnotes
 
Long Checklists
1. Court Ordered Services 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
 
16. Engaging Young Children in the Courtroom 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