Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 700 - CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Subchapter L - PERMANENCY PLANNING
Section 700.1204 - How is the permanency planning goal chosen?
Universal Citation: 40 TX Admin Code ยง 700.1204
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A permanency planning goal must serve the child's best interests and long term needs, including the need for an enduring and nurturing family relationship with safety, stability, and continuity of care.
(b) A permanency planning goal may be excluded after DFPS determines it is:
(1) unnecessary to consider, by court
order;
(2) unreasonable or
unachievable, after pursuing reasonable efforts; or
(3) not appropriate to meet the child's needs
and best interests.
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