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Tool Kit for Attorneys Representing the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services in Child Welfare Cases. 2024 version
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Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
Legal Essentials
Overview: Child Welfare Case Flow Chart
Burden of Proof
Best Interest of the Child
Jurisdiction, Venue, and Transfer
Pleading Practice
Service of Citation and Notice
Interventions
Discovery
Evidentiary Issues
Investigations
Investigations
Alternatives to Removal of a Child
Removal of a Child
Statutory Hearings
Hearings at a Glance
Required Participation in Services
Ex Parte Hearings
Adversary Hearing
Status Hearing
Permanency Hearing Before Final Order
Final Hearing/Trial on the Merits
Appeals
Permanency Hearing After Final Order
Other Statutory Hearings
Concurrent Issues
Reasonable Efforts
Establishing Paternity
Placement
Child Support and Kinship Support
Visitation
Older Youth in Foster Care
Federal Law
Family First Preservation Services Act (FFPSA)
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
School Stability Under Federal &Amp; State Law
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
Reference Materials
Common Abbreviations &Amp; Acronyms
Additional Resources
Judicial Hearing Checklists
Judicial Hearing Checklists
