{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-262.403","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 262.403","heading":"COURT ORDER REQUIRED.","body":"(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the department must obtain a court order from a court of competent jurisdiction to compel the family of a child who is a candidate for foster care to obtain family preservation services and complete the family preservation services plan.\n(b) The department is not required to obtain a court order to provide family preservation services to a pregnant or parenting foster youth.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 269 (H.B. 3041), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD","CHAPTER 262. PROCEDURES IN SUIT BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO PROTECT HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CHILD","SUBCHAPTER F. FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES PILOT PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.262.htm#262.403","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"eff80d8ae71c0b074e8fac2eeb258dabd62db9607f4a132aa4099f4cb6b2bcdc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-262.402","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-262.404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}