COURT ORDER REQUIRED.

Tex. FAM Code § 262.403.
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(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. (b) The department is not required to obtain a court order to provide family preservation services to a pregnant or parenting foster youth. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 269 (H.B. 3041 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source: TX Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Fetched: 6/29/2026

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