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28 Feb 2017, 11:00 pm
Child Protective Services, or CPS, is a division of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). [read post]
16 Sep 2015, 2:12 pm
Section 102.0045 of the Texas Family Code is modified to allow the sibling of a child separated for a sibling as a result of an action by the Department of Family Protective Services to file an original suit for access to the child. [read post]
20 Jun 2020, 8:37 pm
This is not a criminal charge; however, it could lead to an investigation by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). [read post]
11 Jun 2012, 1:43 pm
In a suit regarding children who are under the care of the Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory Services, courts will routinely consider the following factors: Child's age and physical and mental vulnerabilities Frequency and nature of out-of-home placements Magnitude, frequency, and circumstances of harm to the child Whether the child has been the victim of repeated harm Whether the child is fearful of… [read post]
27 Jul 2020, 8:23 am
Accusations of child neglect may lead to an investigation from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). [read post]
5 Jul 2022, 4:54 am
When the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services makes the decision that it is in a child’s best interest to terminate the rights of a natural parent, the proceedings are often taken as a last resort. [read post]
16 Sep 2015, 2:12 pm
Section 102.0045 of the Texas Family Code is modified to allow the sibling of a child separated for a sibling as a result of an action by the Department of Family Protective Services to file an original suit for access to the child. [read post]
9 Jan 2024, 5:46 am
The Department of Family and Protective Services guarantees your anonymity when you make a report, to ensure that you are not placed in harm’s way for trying to do the right thing. [read post]
25 Feb 2022, 1:44 pm
Abbott’s directive was in a Feb. 22 letter to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, with copies to the Texas Medical Board and other agencies. *** Read more… [read post]
1 Oct 2013, 8:36 am
Senate Bill 534 requires the Department of Family and Protective Services to hold a permanency planning meeting for each child for whom DFPS is appointed temporary managing conservator. [read post]
4 Mar 2022, 7:25 am
A judge in Travis County, Texas, has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from investigating the family of a transgender youth who filed a lawsuit earlier this week. [read post]
26 Nov 2019, 6:48 am
Being accused of child neglect can also lead to an investigation by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and the potential removal of the child from one's home. [read post]
4 May 2010, 6:21 am
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has formally revoked the permit of a Fort Worth daycare after a child at the facility was struck by a yardstick. [read post]
6 Nov 2019, 10:50 am
By Kelly McClure The Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is responsible for certain child support services, including collecting and enforcing Texas child support orders. [read post]
24 Dec 2008, 6:30 am
On Monday, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) issued a 21-page report (full text) defending its highly publicized April raid of the polygamous FLDS Church's Yearning For Zion Ranch. [read post]
3 Jun 2016, 6:47 pm
The post What Are the Penalties for Child Pornography in Texas? [read post]
27 Feb 2022, 11:44 am
While the Legislature has not elsewhere defined the phrase “genital mutilation”, nor specifically for males of any age, the Legislature’s criminalization of a particular type of genital mutilation supports an argument that analogous procedures that include genital mutilation—potentially including gender reassignment surgeries—could constitute “abuse” under the Family Code’s broad and nonexhaustive examples of child abuse or neglect.On… [read post]
21 Jul 2008, 12:10 am
Presently about 30,000 Texas children receive services through the Texas Department of Family Protective Services. [read post]
25 Feb 2013, 8:19 am
Texas Child Protective Services is investigating the boy’s death, citing the suspiciousness of his injuries revealed in preliminary reports from the medical examiner. [read post]
10 Mar 2022, 8:36 am
Building on this opinion, Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to the head of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, instructing them to promptly investigate cases covered by the Attorney General's Opinion. [read post]
