{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.1015","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 264.1015","heading":"LIABILITY OF CHILD'S ESTATE FOR FOSTER CARE.","body":"(a) The cost of foster care provided for a child, including medical care, is an obligation of the estate of the child and the estate is liable to the department for the cost of the care.\n(b) The department may take action to recover from the estate of the child the cost of foster care for the child.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD","CHAPTER 264. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B. FOSTER CARE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.264.htm#264.1015","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"0d20f3ddd65f237335b21b69b35a104157a2030c6b4691d3f138cef6d143f80f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-264.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}