Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book

2024 version: As effective October 1, 2024

Introduction

The Status Hearing focuses on the child's status and service plan. The Status Hearing is an opportunity for the judge and other parties to review the service plan, but it is generally not viewed as an opportunity to relitigate whether the child should have been placed in the legal custody of DFPS.

Please see the Checklist Section for the Status Hearing Checklist.