81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 2385, Chapter 856 Page: 2 of 4
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S.B. No. 2385
1 (2) the actions the department is taking, if any, to
2 place the child with a relative or other designated caregiver.
3 SECTION 2. Subsection (c), Section 262.201, Family Code, is
4 amended to read as follows:
5 (c) If the court finds sufficient evidence to satisfy a
6 person of ordinary prudence and caution that there is a continuing
7 danger to the physical health or safety of the child and for the
8 child to remain in the home is contrary to the welfare of the child,
9 the court shall issue an appropriate temporary order under Chapter
10 105. The court shall require each parent, alleged father, or
11 relative of the child before the court to complete [-+bm-it] the
12 proposed child placement resources form provided under Section
13 261.307 and file the form with the court, if the form has not been
14 previously filed with the court [pre.A ], and provide the
15 Department of Family and Protective Services with information
16 necessary to locate any other absent parent, alleged father, or
17 relative of the child. The court shall inform each parent, alleged
18 father, or relative of the child before the court that the person's
19 failure to submit the proposed child placement resources form will
20 not delay any court proceedings relating to the child. The court
21 shall inform each parent in open court that parental and custodial
22 rights and duties may be subject to restriction or to termination
23 unless the parent or parents are willing and able to provide the
24 child with a safe environment. If the court finds that the child
25 requires protection from family violence by a member of the child's
26 family or household, the court shall render a protective order
27 under Title 4 for the child. In this subsection, "family violence"2
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 2385, Chapter 856, legislative document, June 19, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149549/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.