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31 Aug 2023, 6:35 am by Robert Guest
According to the facts discussed in the recently published opinion, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services embarked on a legal journey to terminate the parental rights of N.R. [read post]
31 Aug 2022, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
Masters, (WD TX, Aug. 29, 2022), a Texas federal magistrate judge recommended that the court dismiss some or all of the free exercise and due process claims brought by foster parents who were accused by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) of child abuse. [read post]
14 Sep 2020, 11:41 am
He or she may be investigated by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services or even arrested and charged with a criminal offense. [read post]
In February, Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to Commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) Jamie Masters, instructing her to investigate the parents of children subjected to certain types of gender-affirming care. [read post]
1 Mar 2022, 9:40 am by Chase Strangio
Abbott and Paxton, along with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, want to investigate families simply for following best practice medicine and supporting their trans kids through lifesaving, medically necessary health care. [read post]
17 Aug 2023, 12:08 pm by Herrman & Herrman, P.L.L.C.
The court will consider all relevant factors including; The financial needs and resources of the child The financial needs and resources of the surviving parent or guardian or other current guardian of the child or, if applicable, the financial resources of the state if the Department of Family and Protective Services has been appointed as temporary or permanent managing conservator of the child The standard of living to which the… [read post]
8 Sep 2021, 11:07 am by Neal Davis
But rather than placing them under arrest and putting them in jail, officers would return the children to their parents or release them to the Texas Department of Family Protective Services. [read post]
26 Aug 2011, 4:35 am
The Child Care Licensing Division of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, which sets and enforces minimum standards and rules to ensure the health and safety of the children, regulates both day care providers and home care providers. [read post]
28 Jul 2023, 7:38 am by Robert Guest
In legal proceedings to terminate parental rights, the parent may have a different version of events from the caseworkers at the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). [read post]
17 Apr 2008, 10:27 am
A hearing-- generally described in an AP report as "chaotic"-- began today in San Angelo, Texas on the fate of the 415 children being held in temporary custody by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services after last week's raid on an FLDS ranch where they lived. [read post]
18 May 2022, 7:00 am by Eric Quitugua
With the help of 33 Tarrant County law enforcement agencies, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Cook Children’s Medical Center, JPS Health Network, Tarrant County Juvenile Services, and the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, Alliance For Children served 2,497children in 2020-2021. [read post]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit on March 1, 2022 to challenge a directive from Governor Greg Abbott ordering the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to investigate parents of children who receive gender-affirming care for child abuse. [read post]
10 Jan 2021, 3:29 pm by Robert Epstein
Father Served by Publication The case began when the Department of Family and Protective Services (“Department”) filed suit seeking a protection order for the children based on the mother’s alleged actions. [read post]
11 Mar 2009, 3:14 am
Patrick Rose, Chair of the Texas House Human Services Committee, created a subcommittee to analyze the largest child-seizure operation in US history at a polygamist community in West Texas by the state's Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS). [read post]
26 Dec 2013, 9:20 am by Guest & Gray
  For your convenience, you can contact the Texas Department of Family and Protective Service’s child abuse hotline at 1-800-252-5400. [read post]
15 Jan 2024, 9:15 am by Robert Guest
Facts of the Case This case began when the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services filed an emergency petition with a trial court in January 2022, alleging that the mother of three children had been exposing her kids to both alcohol abuse and domestic violence. [read post]
12 Apr 2016, 7:52 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
After Three Decades of Public Service, DFPS Commissioner Specia Stepping Down from Top Job AUSTIN – Judge John Specia Jr. announced his intention to retire as Commissioner of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) effective May 31, 2016. [read post]
1 Jun 2008, 4:59 pm
May 29, 2008)(per curiam)(CPS case against FLDS sect, Texas Supreme Court family law decisions)IN RE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; from Schleicher County; 3rd district (03-08-00235-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 05-22-08) motion for emergency relief denied Per Curiam OpinionJustice O'Neill delivered an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Justice Johnson and Justice Willett joined.In re… [read post]
20 Oct 2016, 9:49 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Provider Letter No. 16-36 – Clarification of Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation (ANE) Self-Reporting and “Duty to Report” Requirements HCSSA is required by the Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Part 1, Chapter 97, §97.249, to self-report to both the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) incidents of ANE of HCSSA… [read post]