Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Government Code § 546.0256: PLACEMENT OPTIONS.

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GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SUBTITLE I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CHAPTER 546. LONG-TERM CARE AND SUPPORT OPTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS
SUBCHAPTER F. FAMILY-BASED ALTERNATIVES FOR CHILDREN

(a) In placing a child in a family-based alternative, the family-based alternatives system may use a variety of placement options, including a shared parenting arrangement between the alternative family and the child's birth family. Regardless of the option used, a family-based alternative placement must be designed as a long-term arrangement, except in cases in which the child's birth family chooses to return the child to their home.

(b) Adoption of the child by the child's alternative family is an available option in cases in which the child's birth family's parental rights have been terminated.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.

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