{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-161.208","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 161.208","heading":"APPOINTMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES AS MANAGING CONSERVATOR.","body":"If a parent of the child has not been personally served in a suit in which the Department of Family and Protective Services seeks termination, the court that terminates a parent-child relationship may not appoint the Department of Family and Protective Services as permanent managing conservator of the child unless the court determines that:\n(1) the department has made a diligent effort to locate a missing parent who has not been personally served and a relative of that parent; and\n(2) a relative located by the department has had a reasonable opportunity to request appointment as managing conservator of the child or the department has not been able to locate the missing parent or a relative of the missing parent.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.089, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","CHAPTER 161. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBCHAPTER C. HEARING AND ORDER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.161.htm#161.208","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"537815339eb92e2a696b5d7a9261365907977d2ca821e257ffda2cf735a03ac4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-161.207","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-161.2081"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}