{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-34.0021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 34.0021","heading":"AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT BY PARENT IN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASE.","body":"A parent may enter into an authorization agreement with an adult caregiver with whom a child is placed under a parental child safety placement agreement approved by the Department of Family and Protective Services to allow the person to perform the acts described by Section 34.002(a) with regard to the child:\n(1) during an investigation of abuse or neglect; or\n(2) while the department is providing services to the parent.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 484 (H.B. 848), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 244 (H.B. 871), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 2. CHILD IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY","SUBTITLE A. LIMITATIONS OF MINORITY","CHAPTER 34. AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT FOR NONPARENT ADULT CAREGIVER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.34.htm#34.0021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"f89714cf61e737aeca3fcc04cc9511dae722ebb353c4b723d9be51e91b133d98","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-34.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-34.0022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}