Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 700 - CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Subchapter K - COURT-RELATED SERVICES
Section 700.1104 - Affidavit of Relinquishment of Parental Rights

Universal Citation: 40 TX Admin Code ยง 700.1104

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) The Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (PRS) accepts conservatorship through an affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights only when the parents:

(1) want to give up parental rights permanently;

(2) designate PRS as the managing conservator; and

(3) consent to PRS placing the child for adoption.

(b) Before PRS accepts conservatorship through an affidavit of relinquishment, the worker must inform the parents that, after accepting the affidavit, PRS will no longer work with them to return the child to the home.

(c) Upon accepting an affidavit of relinquishment, PRS must inform the parents of the rights they retain under the Texas Family Code, Chapters 151, 161, and 153, pending the court's designation of PRS as the child's managing conservator. Until the court acts, PRS must allow the parents to exercise these rights if they ask to do so.

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