Glossary of defined terms

Every term the Family Code defines (548 definitions), and where each one applies. The same word can be defined differently in different chapters; each definition is listed separately.

Abandoned: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(1) "Abandoned" means left without provision for reasonable and necessary care or supervision.
Abortion: § 33.001 · Applies in Chapter 33(1) "Abortion" has the meaning assigned by Section 245.002, Health and Safety Code. This definition, as applied in this chapter, may not be construed to limit a minor's access to contraceptives.
Abortion: § 161.006 · Applies throughout the Family Code(b) In this code, "abortion" has the meaning assigned by Section 245.002, Health and Safety Code.
Abuse: § 261.001 · Applies in Chapter 261(1) "Abuse" includes the following acts or omissions by a person: (A) mental or emotional injury to a child that results in an observable and material impairment in the child's growth, development, or psychological functioning; (B) causing or permitting the child to be in a situation in which the child sustains a mental or emotional injury that results in an observable and material impairment in the child's growth, development, or psychological functioning; (C) physical injury that results in substantial harm to the child, or the genuine threat of substantial harm from physical injury to the child, including an injury that is at variance with the history or explanation given and excluding an accident or reasonable discipline by a parent, guardian, or managing or possessory conservator that does not expose the child to a substantial risk of harm; (D) failure to make a …
Abuse: § 261.405 · Applies in Chapter 261(1) "Abuse" means an intentional, knowing, or reckless act or omission by an employee, volunteer, or other individual working under the auspices of a facility or program that causes or may cause emotional harm or physical injury to, or the death of, a child served by the facility or program as further described by rule or policy.
Abused or neglected child: § 264.601 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter G(1) "Abused or neglected child" means a child who is: (A) the subject of a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity; and (B) under the control or supervision of the department.
Accessibility: § 154.182 · Applies in § 154.182 only(1) "Accessibility" means the extent to which health insurance coverage for a child provides for the availability of medical care within a reasonable traveling distance and time from the child's primary residence, as determined by the court.
Accessibility: § 154.1825 · Applies in § 154.1825 only(1) "Accessibility" means the extent to which dental insurance coverage for a child provides for the availability of dental care within a reasonable traveling distance and time from the child's primary residence, as determined by the court.
Account: § 157.311 · Applies in Chapter 157, Subchapter G(1) "Account" means: (A) any type of a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, mutual fund account, certificate of deposit, or any other instrument of deposit in which an individual has a beneficial ownership either in its entirety or on a shared or multiple party basis, including any accrued interest and dividends; and (B) an insurance policy, including a life insurance policy or annuity contract, in which an individual has a beneficial ownership or against which an individual may file a claim or counterclaim.
Account: § 231.307 · Applies in § 231.307 only(2) "Account" has the meaning assigned by Section 157.311.
Acknowledged father: § 101.0010 · Applies throughout Title 5"Acknowledged father" means a man who has established a father-child relationship under Chapter 160.
Active volunteer advocate: § 264.601 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter G(1-a) "Active volunteer advocate" means an individual who: (A) has been trained by a volunteer advocate program in accordance with recognized standards for volunteer advocate programs; and (B) is currently serving as a volunteer advocate on at least one child's case.
Adjudicated father: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(1) "Adjudicated father" means a man who has been adjudicated by a court to be the father of a child.
Administering entity: § 203.001 · Applies in Chapter 203(1) "Administering entity" means a commissioners court, juvenile board, or other entity responsible for administering a domestic relations office under this chapter.
Administrative writ of withholding: § 101.0011 · Applies throughout Title 5"Administrative writ of withholding" means the document issued by the Title IV-D agency or domestic relations office and delivered to an employer directing that earnings be withheld for payment of child support as provided by Chapter 158.
Administrator: § 162.402 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter E(1) "Administrator" means the administrator of a mutual consent voluntary adoption registry established under this subchapter.
Adoptee: § 162.402 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter E(2) "Adoptee" means a person 18 years of age or older who has been legally adopted in this state or another state or country.
Adoption: § 162.402 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter E(3) "Adoption" means the act of creating the legal relationship of parent and child between a person and a child who is not the biological child of that person. The term does not include the act of establishing the legal relationship of parent and child between a man and a child through proof of paternity or voluntary legitimation proceedings.
Adoption agency: § 162.402 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter E(4) "Adoption agency" means a person, other than a natural parent or guardian of a child, who plans for the placement of or places a child in the home of a prospective adoptive parent.
Adoption assistance agreement: § 162.301 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter D(1) "Adoption assistance agreement" means a written agreement, binding on the parties to the agreement, between the Department of Family and Protective Services and the prospective adoptive parents that specifies the nature and amount of any payment, services, or assistance to be provided under the agreement and stipulates that the agreement will remain in effect without regard to the state in which the prospective adoptive parents reside at any particular time.
Adoption assistance state: § 162.201 · Applies in Chapter 162(a) "Adoption assistance state" means the state that signs an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.
Adoption evaluation: § 107.151 · Applies in Chapter 107, Subchapter E(1) "Adoption evaluation" means a pre-placement or post-placement evaluative process through which information and recommendations regarding adoption of a child may be made to the court, the parties, and the parties' attorneys.
Adoption evaluator: § 107.151 · Applies in Chapter 107, Subchapter E(2) "Adoption evaluator" means a person who conducts an adoption evaluation under this subchapter.
Adoptive parent: § 162.402 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter E(5) "Adoptive parent" means an adult who is a parent of an adoptee through a legal process of adoption.
Adult: § 101.003 · Applies throughout Title 5(c) "Adult" means a person who is not a child.
Adult caregiver: § 34.0015 · Applies in Chapter 34(1) "Adult caregiver" means an adult person whom a parent has authorized to provide temporary care for a child under this chapter.
Adult child: § 154.301 · Applies in Chapter 154, Subchapter F(1) "Adult child" means a child 18 years of age or older.
Advanced practice nurse: § 263.001 · Applies in Chapter 263(1) "Advanced practice nurse" has the meaning assigned by Section 157.051, Occupations Code.
Advanced practice nurse: § 266.001 · Applies in Chapter 266(1) "Advanced practice nurse" has the meaning assigned by Section 157.051, Occupations Code.
Adverse employment action: § 261.110 · Applies in § 261.110 only(1) "Adverse employment action" means an action that affects an employee's compensation, promotion, transfer, work assignment, or performance evaluation, or any other employment action that would dissuade a reasonable employee from making or supporting a report of abuse or neglect under Section 261.101.
Advocate: § 93.001 · Applies in Chapter 93(1) "Advocate" means a person who has at least 20 hours of training in assisting victims of family violence and is an employee or volunteer of a family violence center.
Age-appropriate normalcy activity: § 263.001 · Applies in Chapter 263(1-a) "Age-appropriate normalcy activity" has the meaning assigned by Section 264.001.
Age-appropriate normalcy activity: § 264.001 · Applies in Chapter 264(1) "Age-appropriate normalcy activity" means an activity or experience: (A) that is generally accepted as suitable for a child's age or level of maturity or that is determined to be developmentally appropriate for a child based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities that are typical for the age or age group; and (B) in which a child who is not in the conservatorship of the state is generally allowed to participate, including extracurricular activities, in-school and out-of-school social activities, cultural and enrichment activities, and employment opportunities.
Aggravated controlled substance felony: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(1) "Aggravated controlled substance felony" means an offense under Subchapter D, Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, that is punishable by: (A) a minimum term of confinement that is longer than the minimum term of confinement for a felony of the first degree; or (B) a maximum fine that is greater than the maximum fine for a felony of the first degree.
Alleged father: § 101.0015 · Applies throughout Title 5(a) "Alleged father" means a man who alleges himself to be, or is alleged to be, the genetic father or a possible genetic father of a child, but whose paternity has not been determined.
Alleged father: § 162.402 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter E(6) "Alleged father" means a man who is not deemed by law to be or who has not been adjudicated to be the biological father of an adoptee and who claims or is alleged to be the adoptee's biological father.
Alternative caregiver: § 264.152 · Applies in Chapter 264(1) "Alternative caregiver" means a person who is not the foster parent of the child and who provides temporary care for the child for more than 12 hours but less than 60 days.
Amicus attorney: § 101.0017 · Applies throughout Title 5"Amicus attorney" has the meaning assigned by Section 107.001.
Amicus attorney: § 107.001 · Applies in Chapter 107(1) "Amicus attorney" means an attorney appointed by the court in a suit, other than a suit filed by a governmental entity, whose role is to provide legal services necessary to assist the court in protecting a child's best interests rather than to provide legal services to the child, including by acting as a witness or making recommendations to the court.
Application: § 159.701 · Applies in Chapter 159, Subchapter H(1) "Application" means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority.
Assisted reproduction: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(2) "Assisted reproduction" means a method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse. The term includes: (A) intrauterine insemination; (B) donation of eggs; (C) donation of embryos; (D) in vitro fertilization and transfer of embryos; and (E) intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
Attorney ad litem: § 101.0018 · Applies throughout Title 5"Attorney ad litem" has the meaning assigned by Section 107.001.
Attorney ad litem: § 107.001 · Applies in Chapter 107(2) "Attorney ad litem" means an attorney who provides legal services to a person, including a child, and who owes to the person the duties of undivided loyalty, confidentiality, and competent representation.
Authorized agency: § 162.402 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter E(7) "Authorized agency" means a public agency authorized to care for or to place children for adoption or a private entity approved for that purpose by the department through a license, certification, or other means. The term includes a licensed child-placing agency or a previously licensed child-placing agency that has ceased operations and has transferred its adoption records to the vital statistics unit or an agency authorized by the department to place children for adoption and a licensed child-placing agency that has been acquired by, merged with, or otherwise succeeded by an agency authorized by the department to place children for adoption.
Benefited estate: § 3.401 · Applies in Chapter 3, Subchapter E(1) "Benefited estate" means a marital estate that receives a benefit from another marital estate.
Biological parent: § 162.402 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter E(8) "Biological parent" means a man or woman who is the father or mother of genetic origin of a child.
Biological siblings: § 162.402 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter E(9) "Biological siblings" means persons who share a common birth parent.
Birth parent: § 162.402 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter E(10) "Birth parent" means: (A) the biological mother of an adoptee; (B) the man adjudicated or presumed under Chapter 151 to be the biological father of an adoptee; and (C) a man who has signed a consent to adoption, affidavit of relinquishment, affidavit of waiver of interest in child, or other written instrument releasing the adoptee for adoption, unless the consent, affidavit, or other instrument includes a sworn refusal to admit or a denial of paternity. The term includes a birth mother and birth father but does not include a person adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction as not being the biological parent of an adoptee.
Born addicted to alcohol or a controlled substance: § 161.001 · Applies in § 161.001 only(a) In this section, "born addicted to alcohol or a controlled substance" means a child: (1) who is born to a mother who during the pregnancy used a controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, other than a controlled substance legally obtained by prescription, or alcohol; and (2) who, after birth as a result of the mother's use of the controlled substance or alcohol: (A) experiences observable withdrawal from the alcohol or controlled substance; (B) exhibits observable or harmful effects in the child's physical appearance or functioning; or (C) exhibits the demonstrable presence of alcohol or a controlled substance in the child's bodily fluids.
Born alive: § 151.002 · Applies throughout the Family Code(b) In this code, "born alive" means the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. Each product of the birth is considered born alive.
Business day: § 85.042 · Applies in § 85.042 only(h) In this section, "business day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or state or national holiday.
Business day: § 86.0011 · Applies in § 86.0011 only(b) In this section, "business day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or state or national holiday.
Caregiver: § 264.901 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter L(1) "Caregiver" means an individual, other than a child's parent, conservator, or legal guardian, who is related to the child or has a long-standing and significant relationship with the child or the child's family.
Case management: § 264.152 · Applies in Chapter 264(2) "Case management" means the provision of case management services to a child for whom the department has been appointed temporary or permanent managing conservator or to the child's family, a young adult in extended foster care, a relative or kinship caregiver, or a child who has been placed in the catchment area through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, and includes: (A) caseworker visits with the child; (B) family and caregiver visits; (C) convening and conducting permanency planning meetings; (D) the development and revision of child and family plans of service, including a permanency plan and goals for a child or young adult in care; (E) the coordination and monitoring of services required by the child and the child's family or caregivers, including: (i) pre-adoption and post-adoption assistance; (ii) services for children in the …
Case record: § 264.0145 · Applies in § 264.0145 only(a) In this section, "case record" means those files, reports, records, communications, audio recordings, video recordings, or working papers under the custody and control of the department that are collected, developed, or used: (1) in a child abuse or neglect investigation; or (2) in providing services as a result of an investigation, including substitute care services for a child.
Catchment area: § 264.018 · Applies in § 264.018 only(d-2) In this subsection, "catchment area" has the meaning assigned by Section 264.152. In a catchment area in which community-based care has been implemented, the single source continuum contractor that has contracted with the commission to provide foster care services in that catchment area shall, as soon as possible but not later than 24 hours after a change in placement of a child in the conservatorship of the department, give notice of the placement change to the managed care organization that contracts with the commission to provide health care services to the child under the STAR Health program. The managed care organization shall give notice of the placement change to the child's primary care physician in accordance with Subsection (d-1).
Catchment area: § 264.152 · Applies in Chapter 264(3) "Catchment area" means a geographic service area for providing child protective services that is identified as part of community-based care.
Catchment area: § 264.181 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter B-2(1) "Catchment area" has the meaning assigned by Section 264.152.
Catchment area: § 264.191 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter B-2(1) "Catchment area" has the meaning assigned by Section 264.152.
Center: § 264.401 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter EIn this subchapter, "center" means a children's advocacy center.
Central authority: § 159.701 · Applies in Chapter 159, Subchapter H(2) "Central authority" means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in Section 159.102(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.
Central registry: § 162.402 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter E(11) "Central registry" means the mutual consent voluntary adoption registry established and maintained by the vital statistics unit under this subchapter.
Child: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(2) "Child" means a person who is: (A) ten years of age or older and under 17 years of age; or (B) seventeen years of age or older and under 18 years of age who is alleged or found to have engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision as a result of acts committed before becoming 17 years of age.
Child: § 65.002 · Applies in Chapter 65(1) "Child" means a person who is 12 years of age or older and younger than 19 years of age.
Child: § 101.003 · Applies throughout Title 5(a) "Child" or "minor" means a person under 18 years of age who is not and has not been married or who has not had the disabilities of minority removed for general purposes.
Child: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(2) "Child" means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age.
Child: § 154.301 · Applies in Chapter 154, Subchapter F(2) "Child" means a son or daughter of any age.
Child: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(1) "Child" means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who: (A) is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent; or (B) is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent.
Child: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(3) "Child" means an individual of any age whose parentage may be determined under this chapter.
Child: § 162.102 · Applies in Chapter 162(a) "Child" means a person who, by reason of minority, is legally subject to parental, guardianship, or similar control.
Child: § 162.301 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter D(2) "Child" means a child who cannot be placed for adoption with appropriate adoptive parents without the provision of adoption assistance because of factors including ethnic background, age, membership in a minority or sibling group, the presence of a medical condition, or a physical, mental, or emotional disability.
Child: § 263.0025 · Applies in § 263.0025 only(a) In this section, "child" means a child in the temporary or permanent managing conservatorship of the department who is eligible under Section 29.003, Education Code, to participate in a school district's special education program.
Child: § 264.101 · Applies in § 264.101 only(f) In this section, "child" means a person who: (1) is under 22 years of age and for whom the department has been appointed managing conservator of the child before the date the child became 18 years of age; or (2) is the responsibility of an agency with which the department has entered into an agreement to provide care and supervision of the child.
Child: § 264.501 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter F(3) "Child" means a person younger than 18 years of age.
Child custody determination: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(3) "Child custody determination" means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes permanent, temporary, initial, and modification orders. The term does not include an order relating to child support or another monetary obligation of an individual.
Child custody evaluation: § 107.101 · Applies in Chapter 107, Subchapter D(1) "Child custody evaluation" means an evaluative process ordered by a court in a contested case through which information, opinions, recommendations, and answers to specific questions asked by the court may be: (A) made regarding: (i) conservatorship of a child, including the terms and conditions of conservatorship; (ii) possession of or access to a child, including the terms and conditions of possession or access; or (iii) any other issue affecting the best interest of a child; and (B) made to the court, the parties to the suit, the parties' attorneys, and any other person appointed under this chapter by the court in the suit.
Child custody evaluator: § 107.101 · Applies in Chapter 107, Subchapter D(2) "Child custody evaluator" means an individual who conducts a child custody evaluation under this subchapter. The term includes a private child custody evaluator.
Child custody proceeding: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(4) "Child custody proceeding" means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is an issue. The term includes a proceeding for divorce, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights, and protection from domestic violence in which the issue may appear. The term does not include a proceeding involving juvenile delinquency, contractual emancipation, or enforcement under Subchapter D.
Child support agency: § 101.004 · Applies throughout Title 5"Child support agency" means: (1) the Title IV-D agency; (2) a county or district attorney or any other county officer or county agency that executes a cooperative agreement with the Title IV-D agency to provide child support services under Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.) and Chapter 231; or (3) a domestic relations office.
Child support order: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(2) "Child support order" means a support order for a child, including a child who has attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing state or foreign country.
Child support review officer: § 101.005 · Applies throughout Title 5"Child support review officer" means an individual designated and trained by a child support agency to conduct reviews under this title.
Child support services: § 101.006 · Applies throughout Title 5"Child support services" means administrative or court actions to: (1) establish paternity; (2) establish, modify, or enforce child support, medical support, or dental support obligations; (3) locate absent parents; or (4) cooperate with other states in these actions and any other action authorized or required under Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.) or Chapter 231.
Child who is a candidate for foster care: § 262.401 · Applies in Chapter 262, Subchapter F(1) "Child who is a candidate for foster care" means a child who is at imminent risk of being removed from the child's home and placed into the conservatorship of the department because of a continuing danger to the child's physical health or safety caused by an act or failure to act of a person entitled to possession of the child but for whom a court of competent jurisdiction has issued an order allowing the child to remain safely in the child's home or in a kinship placement with the provision of family preservation services.
Child with an intellectual disability: § 55.01 · Applies in Chapter 55(2) "Child with an intellectual disability" means a child determined by a physician or psychologist licensed in this state to have subaverage general intellectual functioning with deficits in adaptive behavior.
Child with mental illness: § 55.01 · Applies in Chapter 55(3) "Child with mental illness" means a child determined by a physician or psychologist licensed in this state to have a mental illness.
Child-placing agency: § 264.018 · Applies in § 264.018 only(1) "Child-placing agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code.
Child's home: § 263.001 · Applies in Chapter 263(2) "Child's home" means the place of residence of at least one of the child's parents.
Civil union: § 6.204 · Applies in § 6.204 only(a) In this section, "civil union" means any relationship status other than marriage that: (1) is intended as an alternative to marriage or applies primarily to cohabitating persons; and (2) grants to the parties of the relationship legal protections, benefits, or responsibilities granted to the spouses of a marriage.
Claim: § 261.108 · Applies in § 261.108 only(1) "Claim" means an action or claim by a party, including a plaintiff, counterclaimant, cross-claimant, or third-party plaintiff, requesting recovery of damages.
Claimant: § 157.311 · Applies in Chapter 157, Subchapter G(2) "Claimant" means: (A) the obligee or a private attorney representing the obligee; (B) the Title IV-D agency providing child support services; (C) a domestic relations office or local registry; or (D) an attorney appointed as a friend of the court.
Clear and convincing evidence: § 101.007 · Applies throughout Title 5"Clear and convincing evidence" means the measure or degree of proof that will produce in the mind of the trier of fact a firm belief or conviction as to the truth of the allegations sought to be established.
Close relative of a deceased victim: § 57.001 · Applies in Chapter 57(1) "Close relative of a deceased victim" means a person who was the spouse of a deceased victim at the time of the victim's death or who is a parent or adult brother, sister, or child of the deceased victim.
Collaborative family law communication: § 15.052 · Applies in Chapter 15(1) "Collaborative family law communication" means a statement made by a party or nonparty participant, whether oral or in a record, or verbal or nonverbal, that: (A) is made to conduct, participate in, continue, or reconvene a collaborative family law process; and (B) occurs after the parties sign a collaborative family law participation agreement and before the collaborative family law process is concluded.
Collaborative family law matter: § 15.052 · Applies in Chapter 15(3) "Collaborative family law matter" means a dispute, transaction, claim, problem, or issue for resolution that arises under Title 1 or 5 and that is described in a collaborative family law participation agreement. The term includes a dispute, claim, or issue in a proceeding.
Collaborative family law participation agreement: § 15.052 · Applies in Chapter 15(2) "Collaborative family law participation agreement" means an agreement by persons to participate in a collaborative family law process.
Collaborative family law process: § 15.052 · Applies in Chapter 15(4) "Collaborative family law process" means a procedure intended to resolve a collaborative family law matter without intervention by a tribunal in which parties: (A) sign a collaborative family law participation agreement; and (B) are represented by collaborative family law lawyers.
Collaborative lawyer: § 15.052 · Applies in Chapter 15(5) "Collaborative lawyer" means a lawyer who represents a party in a collaborative family law process.
Commence: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(4) "Commence" means to file the initial pleading seeking an adjudication of parentage in a court of this state.
Commencement: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(5) "Commencement" means the filing of the first pleading in a proceeding.
Commission: § 60.001 · Applies in Chapter 60(1) "Commission" means the Interstate Commission for Juveniles.
Commission: § 261.404 · Applies in Chapter 261(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.
Commission: § 262.351 · Applies in Chapter 262, Subchapter E(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.
Commission: § 264.171 · Applies in Chapter 264(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.
Commission: § 266.001 · Applies in Chapter 266(1-a) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.
Commissioner: § 161.301 · Applies in Chapter 161, Subchapter D(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Commissioner: § 266.001 · Applies in Chapter 266(1-b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Committee: § 264.171 · Applies in Chapter 264(2) "Committee" means the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Community-Based Care Transition.
Committee: § 264.501 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter F(4) "Committee" means the child fatality review team committee.
Community resource coordination group: § 53.011 · Applies in § 53.011 only(1) "Community resource coordination group" has the meaning assigned by Section 547.0101, Government Code.
Community resource coordination group: § 264.1212 · Applies in § 264.1212 only(a) In this section, "community resource coordination group" means a coordination group established under a memorandum of understanding under Subchapter D, Chapter 522, Government Code.
Community-based care: § 264.128 · Applies in § 264.128 only(a) In this section, "community-based care" has the meaning assigned by Section 264.152.
Community-based care: § 264.152 · Applies in Chapter 264(4) "Community-based care" means the provision of child welfare services in accordance with state and federal child welfare goals by a community-based nonprofit or a local governmental entity under a contract that includes direct case management to: (A) prevent entry into foster care; (B) reunify and preserve families; (C) ensure child safety, permanency, and well-being; and (D) reduce future referrals of children or parents to the department.
Community-based care: § 264.181 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter B-2(2) "Community-based care" means the provision of child welfare services in accordance with state and federal child welfare goals by a community-based nonprofit or local governmental entity under the pilot program.
Community-based care: § 264.1261 · Applies in § 264.1261 only(a) In this section, "community-based care" has the meaning assigned by Section 264.152.
Community-based care contract: § 264.191 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter B-2(2) "Community-based care contract" means a contract between a single-source continuum contractor and the department or the Health and Human Services Commission under Subchapter B-1.
Compact: § 60.001 · Applies in Chapter 60(2) "Compact" means the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.
Compact: § 162.101 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter B(3) "Compact" means the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
Compact administrator: § 60.001 · Applies in Chapter 60(3) "Compact administrator" has the meaning assigned by Article II of the compact.
Conferring estate: § 3.401 · Applies in Chapter 3, Subchapter E(2) "Conferring estate" means a marital estate that confers a benefit on another marital estate.
Consumer reporting agency: § 231.114 · Applies in § 231.114 only(1) "Consumer reporting agency" means any person that regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for monetary fees, for dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, to furnish consumer reports to third parties.
Convention: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(3) "Convention" means the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, concluded at The Hague on November 23, 2007.
Convention support order: § 159.701 · Applies in Chapter 159, Subchapter H(3) "Convention support order" means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in Section 159.102(5)(D).
County juvenile board: § 58.301 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter D(1) "County juvenile board" means a juvenile board created under Chapter 152, Human Resources Code.
Court: § 1.002 · Applies throughout Title 1"Court" means the district court, juvenile court having the jurisdiction of a district court, or other court expressly given jurisdiction of a suit under this title.
Court: § 71.002 · Applies throughout Title 4"Court" means the district court, court of domestic relations, juvenile court having the jurisdiction of a district court, statutory county court, constitutional county court, or other court expressly given jurisdiction under this title.
Court: § 101.008 · Applies throughout Title 5"Court" means the district court, juvenile court having the same jurisdiction as a district court, or other court expressly given jurisdiction of a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Court: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(6) "Court" means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, or modify a child custody determination.
Criminal history record information: § 45.103 · Applies in § 45.103 only(1) "Criminal history record information" has the meaning assigned by Section 411.082, Government Code.
Criminal justice agency: § 58.101 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter B(1) "Criminal justice agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 411.082, Government Code.
Criminal justice agency: § 58.401 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter E(2) "Criminal justice agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 411.082, Government Code.
Criminal street gang: § 54.0491 · Applies in § 54.0491 only(1) "Criminal street gang" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.01, Penal Code.
Custodian: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(3) "Custodian" means the adult with whom the child resides.
Danger to the physical health or safety of a child: § 101.009 · Applies throughout Title 5"Danger to the physical health or safety of a child" includes exposure of the child to loss or injury that jeopardizes the physical health or safety of the child without regard to whether there has been an actual prior injury to the child.
Dating relationship: § 15.112 · Applies in § 15.112 only(1) "Dating relationship" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.0021(b).
Dating violence: § 54.0325 · Applies in § 54.0325 only(1) "Dating violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.0021.
Dating violence: § 71.0021 · Applies throughout Title 4(a) "Dating violence" means an act, other than a defensive measure to protect oneself, by an actor that: (1) is committed against a victim or applicant for a protective order: (A) with whom the actor has or has had a dating relationship; or (B) because of the victim's or applicant's marriage to or dating relationship with an individual with whom the actor is or has been in a dating relationship or marriage; and (2) is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault or that is a threat that reasonably places the victim or applicant in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault.
Day care: § 264.124 · Applies in § 264.124 only(a) In this section, "day care" means the assessment, care, training, education, custody, treatment, or supervision of a foster child by a person other than the child's foster parent for less than 24 hours a day, but at least two hours a day, three or more days a week.
Defendant: § 261.108 · Applies in § 261.108 only(2) "Defendant" means a party against whom a claim is made.
Dental insurance: § 101.0094 · Applies throughout Title 5"Dental insurance" means insurance coverage that provides preventive dental care and other dental services, including usual dentist services, office visits, examinations, X-rays, and emergency services, that may be provided through a single service health maintenance organization or other private or public organization.
Dental support: § 101.0095 · Applies throughout Title 5"Dental support" means periodic payments or a lump-sum payment made under an order to cover dental expenses, including dental insurance coverage, incurred for the benefit of a child.
Dental support: § 231.306 · Applies in § 231.306 only(2) "Dental support" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.0095.
Department: § 58.101 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter B(2) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
Department: § 58.401 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter E(1) "Department" means the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
Department: § 107.101 · Applies in Chapter 107, Subchapter D(3) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Department: § 107.151 · Applies in Chapter 107, Subchapter E(3) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Department: § 161.301 · Applies in Chapter 161, Subchapter D(2) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Department: § 162.301 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter D(3) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Department: § 162.402 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter E(12) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Department: § 162.701 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter H(1) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Department: § 231.010 · Applies in § 231.010 only(a) In this section, "department" means the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services.
Department: § 261.001 · Applies in Chapter 261(2) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Department: § 262.115 · Applies in § 262.115 only(a) In this section, "department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Department: § 262.351 · Applies in Chapter 262, Subchapter E(1-a) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Department: § 262.401 · Applies in Chapter 262, Subchapter F(2) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Department: § 263.001 · Applies in Chapter 263(1-b) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Department: § 264.001 · Applies in Chapter 264(1-a) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Department: § 264.171 · Applies in Chapter 264(3) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Department: § 264.172 · Applies in § 264.172 only(1) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Department: § 266.001 · Applies in Chapter 266(2) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Designated caregiver: § 264.751 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter I(1) "Designated caregiver" means an individual who has a longstanding and significant relationship with a child or the family of a child for whom the department has been appointed managing conservator and who: (A) is appointed to provide substitute care for the child, but is not verified by a licensed child-placing agency to operate an agency foster home under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code; or (B) is subsequently appointed permanent managing conservator of the child after providing the care described by Paragraph (A).
Designated emergency infant care provider: § 262.301 · Applies in Chapter 262(1) "Designated emergency infant care provider" means: (A) an emergency medical services provider; (B) a hospital; (C) a freestanding emergency medical care facility licensed under Chapter 254, Health and Safety Code; (D) a child-placing agency licensed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, that: (i) agrees to act as a designated emergency infant care provider under this subchapter; and (ii) has on staff a person who is licensed as a registered nurse under Chapter 301, Occupations Code, or who provides emergency medical services under Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code, and who will examine and provide emergency medical services to a child taken into possession by the agency under this subchapter; or (E) a fire department.
Designated person: § 153.701 · Applies in Chapter 153, Subchapter L(1) "Designated person" means the person ordered by the court to temporarily exercise a conservator's rights, duties, and periods of possession and access with regard to a child during the conservator's military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty.
Determination of parentage: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(5) "Determination of parentage" means the establishment of the parent-child relationship by the signing of a valid acknowledgment of paternity under Subchapter D or by an adjudication by a court.
Developmental disability: § 107.104 · Applies in § 107.104 only(3) "Developmental disability" has the meaning assigned by Section 614.001, Health and Safety Code.
Developmentally appropriate: § 107.001 · Applies in Chapter 107(3) "Developmentally appropriate" means structured to account for a child's age, level of education, cultural background, and degree of language acquisition.
Digitized signature: § 101.0096 · Applies throughout Title 5"Digitized signature" means a graphic image of a handwritten signature having the same legal force and effect for all purposes as a handwritten signature.
Direct request: § 159.701 · Applies in Chapter 159, Subchapter H(4) "Direct request" means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of this state in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor, or child residing outside the United States.
Disposable earnings: § 101.010 · Applies throughout Title 5"Disposable earnings" means the part of the earnings of an individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amount required by law to be withheld, union dues, nondiscretionary retirement contributions, and medical, hospitalization, and disability insurance coverage for the obligor and the obligor's children.
Disposition: § 58.101 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter B(3) "Disposition" means an action that results in the termination, transfer of jurisdiction, or indeterminate suspension of the prosecution of a juvenile offender.
Dispute resolution process: § 153.601 · Applies in Chapter 153, Subchapter K(1) "Dispute resolution process" means: (A) a process of alternative dispute resolution conducted in accordance with Section 153.0071 of this chapter and Chapter 154, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; or (B) any other method of voluntary dispute resolution.
Domestic relations office: § 203.001 · Applies in Chapter 203(2) "Domestic relations office" means a county office that serves families, county departments, and courts to ensure effective implementation of this title.
Donor: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(6) "Donor" means an individual who provides eggs or sperm to a licensed physician to be used for assisted reproduction, regardless of whether the eggs or sperm are provided for consideration. The term does not include: (A) a husband who provides sperm or a wife who provides eggs to be used for assisted reproduction by the wife; (B) a woman who gives birth to a child by means of assisted reproduction; or (C) an unmarried man who, with the intent to be the father of the resulting child, provides sperm to be used for assisted reproduction by an unmarried woman, as provided by Section 160.7031.
Drug research program: § 266.001 · Applies in Chapter 266(2-a) "Drug research program" means any clinical trial, clinical investigation, drug study, or active medical or clinical research that has been approved by an institutional review board in accordance with the standards provided in the Code of Federal Regulations, 45 C.F.R. Sections 46.404 through 46.407, regarding: (A) an investigational new drug; or (B) the efficacy of an approved drug.
Dual role: § 107.001 · Applies in Chapter 107(4) "Dual role" means the role of an attorney who is appointed under Section 107.0125 to act as both guardian ad litem and attorney ad litem for a child in a suit filed by a governmental entity.
Dual status child: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(3-a) "Dual status child" means a child who has been referred to the juvenile justice system and is: (A) in the temporary or permanent managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services; (B) the subject of a case for which family-based safety services have been offered or provided by the department; (C) an alleged victim of abuse or neglect in an open child protective investigation; or (D) a victim in a case in which, after an investigation, the department concluded there was reason to believe the child was abused or neglected.
Dual-status child: § 51.11 · Applies in § 51.11 only(2) "Dual-status child" means a dual-system child who is involved with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems at the same time.
Dual-system child: § 51.11 · Applies in § 51.11 only(1) "Dual-system child" means a child who, at any time before the child's 18th birthday, was referred to the juvenile justice system and was involved in the child welfare system by being: (A) placed in the temporary or permanent managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services; (B) the subject of a family-based safety services case with the Department of Family and Protective Services; (C) an alleged victim of abuse or neglect in an active case being investigated by the Department of Family and Protective Services child protective investigations division; or (D) a victim in a case in which the Department of Family and Protective Services investigation concluded that there was a reason to believe that abuse or neglect occurred.
Duty of support: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(4) "Duty of support" means an obligation imposed or imposable by law to provide support for a child, spouse, or former spouse, including an unsatisfied obligation to provide support.
Earnings: § 101.011 · Applies throughout Title 5"Earnings" means a payment to or due an individual, regardless of source and how denominated. The term includes a periodic or lump-sum payment for: (1) wages, salary, compensation received as an independent contractor, overtime pay, severance pay, commission, bonus, and interest income; (2) payments made under a pension, an annuity, workers' compensation, and a disability or retirement program; (3) unemployment benefits; (4) compensation from a transportation network company as defined by Section 2402.001, Occupations Code; and (5) compensation from a person that operates a technology platform used to make deliveries to customers.
Educational records: § 58.0051 · Applies in § 58.0051 only(1) "Educational records" means records in the possession of a primary or secondary educational institution that contain information relating to a student, including information relating to the student's: (A) identity; (B) special needs; (C) educational accommodations; (D) assessment or diagnostic test results; (E) attendance records; (F) disciplinary records; (G) medical records; and (H) psychological diagnoses.
Electronic communication: § 153.015 · Applies in § 153.015 only(a) In this section, "electronic communication" means any communication facilitated by the use of any wired or wireless technology via the Internet or any other electronic media. The term includes communication facilitated by the use of a telephone, electronic mail, instant messaging, videoconferencing, or webcam.
Electronic record: § 58.251 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter C-1(1) "Electronic record" means an entry in a computer file or information on microfilm, microfiche, or any other electronic storage media.
Eligible rural region: § 264.181 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter B-2(3) "Eligible rural region" means a catchment area for which the department requested but did not receive bids, proposals, or other applicable expressions of interest to implement community-based care under Subchapter B-1 in which at least two-thirds of the counties comprising the area have a population of 50,000 or less.
Embryo donation: § 162.701 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter H(2) "Embryo donation" has the meaning assigned by Section 159.011, Occupations Code.
Emergency medical services provider: § 262.301 · Applies in Chapter 262(2) "Emergency medical services provider" has the meaning assigned that term by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.
Employee: § 234.101 · Applies in Chapter 234, Subchapter B(1) "Employee" means an individual who is an employee within the meaning of Chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 3401(c)) or an independent contractor as defined by the Internal Revenue Service. The term includes a driver who logs in to the digital network of a transportation network company, as those terms are defined by Section 2402.001, Occupations Code, regardless of whether the driver is considered an independent contractor under Section 2402.114, Occupations Code, and an individual who logs in to or otherwise uses a technology platform to make deliveries for compensation. The term does not include an employee of a state agency performing intelligence or counterintelligence functions if the head of the agency has determined that reporting employee information under this subchapter could endanger the safety of the employee or …
Employer: § 101.012 · Applies throughout Title 5"Employer" means a person, corporation, partnership, workers' compensation insurance carrier, governmental entity, the United States, or any other entity that pays or owes earnings to an individual. The term includes, for the purposes of enrolling dependents in a group health or dental insurance plan, a union, trade association, or other similar organization.
Employer: § 234.101 · Applies in Chapter 234, Subchapter B(2) "Employer" has the meaning given that term by Section 3401(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 3401(d)) and includes a governmental entity and a labor organization, as that term is identified in Section 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Section 152(5)), including an entity, also known as a "hiring hall," used by the labor organization and an employer to carry out requirements of an agreement between the organization and an employer described in Section 8(f)(3) of that Act (29 U.S.C. Section 158(f)(3)). The term includes a transportation network company, as defined by Section 2402.001, Occupations Code, and a person that operates a technology platform used to make deliveries to customers.
Estate: § 154.015 · Applies in § 154.015 only(a) In this section, "estate" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 22, Estates Code.
Ethnic or racial group: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(7) "Ethnic or racial group" means, for purposes of genetic testing, a recognized group that an individual identifies as all or part of the individual's ancestry or that is identified by other information.
Executive commissioner: § 261.404 · Applies in Chapter 261(2) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.
Executive commissioner: § 266.001 · Applies in Chapter 266(3) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.
Exploitation: § 261.001 · Applies in Chapter 261(3) "Exploitation" means the illegal or improper use of a child or of the resources of a child for monetary or personal benefit, profit, or gain by an employee, volunteer, or other individual working under the auspices of a facility or program as further described by rule or policy.
Exploitation: § 261.405 · Applies in Chapter 261(2) "Exploitation" means the illegal or improper use of a child or of the resources of a child for monetary or personal benefit, profit, or gain by an employee, volunteer, or other individual working under the auspices of a facility or program as further described by rule or policy.
Extended foster care: § 263.601 · Applies in Chapter 263, Subchapter G(1) "Extended foster care" means a residential living arrangement in which a young adult voluntarily delegates to the department responsibility for the young adult's placement and care and in which the young adult resides with a foster parent or other residential services provider that is: (A) licensed or approved by the department or verified by a licensed or certified child-placing agency; and (B) paid under a contract with the department.
Faith-based organization: § 264.152 · Applies in Chapter 264(5) "Faith-based organization" means a religious or denominational institution or organization, including an organization operated for religious, educational, or charitable purposes and operated, supervised, or controlled, in whole or in part, by or in connection with a religious organization.
Family: § 15.106 · Applies in § 15.106 only(a) In this section, "family" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.003.
Family: § 54.08 · Applies in § 54.08 only(d) In this section, "family" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.003.
Family: § 71.003 · Applies throughout Title 4"Family" includes individuals related by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Sections 573.022 and 573.024, Government Code, individuals who are former spouses of each other, individuals who are the parents of the same child, without regard to marriage, and a foster child and foster parent, without regard to whether those individuals reside together.
Family preservation service: § 262.401 · Applies in Chapter 262, Subchapter F(3) "Family preservation service" means time-limited, family-focused services, including services subject to the Family First Prevention Services Act (Title VII, Div. E, Pub. L. No. 115-123) and services approved under the Title IV-E state plan provided to the family of a child who is: (A) a candidate for foster care to prevent or eliminate the need to remove the child and to allow the child to remain safely with the child's family; (B) a pregnant or parenting foster youth; or (C) a member of a household that is subject to an order rendered under Section 264.203.
Family preservation service: § 264.152 · Applies in Chapter 264(6) "Family preservation service" means time-limited, family-focused services, including services subject to the Family First Prevention Services Act (Title VII, Div. E, Pub. L. No. 115-123) and services approved under the Title IV-E state plan provided to the family of a child who is: (A) a candidate for foster care to prevent or eliminate the need to remove the child and to allow the child to remain safely with the child's family; (B) a pregnant or parenting foster youth; or (C) a member of a household that is subject to an order rendered under Section 264.203.
Family preservation services plan: § 262.401 · Applies in Chapter 262, Subchapter F(4) "Family preservation services plan" means a written plan, based on a professional assessment, listing the family preservation services, including services subject to the Family First Prevention Services Act (Title VII, Div. E, Pub. L. No. 115-123), to be provided to the family of a child who is: (A) a candidate for foster care; or (B) a pregnant or parenting foster youth.
Family violence: § 15.112 · Applies in § 15.112 only(2) "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004.
Family violence: § 54.0325 · Applies in § 54.0325 only(2) "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004.
Family violence: § 71.004 · Applies throughout Title 4"Family violence" means: (1) an act by a member of a family or household against another member of the family or household that is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault or that is a threat that reasonably places the member in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault, but does not include defensive measures to protect oneself; (2) abuse, as that term is defined by Sections 261.001(1)(C), (E), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), and (M), by a member of a family or household toward a child of the family or household; or (3) dating violence, as that term is defined by Section 71.0021.
Family violence: § 91.001 · Applies in Title 4, Subtitle C(1) "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004.
Family violence: § 101.0125 · Applies throughout Title 5"Family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004.
Family violence: § 153.004 · Applies in § 153.004 only(2) "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004.
Family violence center: § 93.001 · Applies in Chapter 93(2) "Family violence center" means a public or private nonprofit organization that provides, as its primary purpose, services to victims of family violence, including the services described by Section 51.005(b)(3), Human Resources Code.
Federal share: § 231.201 · Applies in Chapter 231, Subchapter C(1) "Federal share" means the portion of allowable expenses for fees and other costs that will be reimbursed by the federal government under federal law and regulations regarding the administration of the Title IV-D program.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: § 162.007 · Applies in § 162.007 only(g) In this section, "fetal alcohol spectrum disorder" means any of a group of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy.
Fetus: § 33.001 · Applies in Chapter 33(2) "Fetus" means an individual human organism from fertilization until birth.
Filed: § 101.013 · Applies throughout Title 5"Filed" means officially filed with the clerk of the court.
Financial institution: § 157.311 · Applies in Chapter 157, Subchapter G(4) "Financial institution" has the meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section 669a(d)(1) and includes a depository institution, depository institution holding company as defined by 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(w), credit union, benefit association, insurance company, mutual fund, and any similar entity authorized to do business in this state.
Financial institution: § 231.307 · Applies in § 231.307 only(1) "Financial institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 157.311; and
Fire department: § 262.301 · Applies in Chapter 262(3) "Fire department" means a department of a local government that is organized to prevent or suppress fires and is staffed 24 hours a day by employees of the local government.
Firearm: § 85.022 · Applies in § 85.022 only(e) In this section, "firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01, Penal Code.
Foreign central authority: § 159.701 · Applies in Chapter 159, Subchapter H(5) "Foreign central authority" means the entity designated by a foreign country described in Section 159.102(5)(D) to perform the functions specified in the Convention.
Foreign country: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(5) "Foreign country" means a country, including a political subdivision thereof, other than the United States, that authorizes the issuance of support orders and: (A) which has been declared under the law of the United States to be a foreign reciprocating country; (B) which has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state as provided in Section 159.308; (C) which has enacted a law or established procedures for the issuance and enforcement of support orders which are substantially similar to the procedures under this chapter; or (D) in which the Convention is in force with respect to the United States.
Foreign protective order: § 88.002 · Applies in Chapter 88(1) "Foreign protective order" means a protective order issued by a tribunal of another state.
Foreign support order: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(6) "Foreign support order" means a support order of a foreign tribunal.
Foreign tribunal: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(7) "Foreign tribunal" means a court, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial entity of a foreign country which is authorized to establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to determine parentage of a child. The term includes a competent authority under the Convention.
Forensic assessment: § 261.30175 · Applies in § 261.30175 only(1) "Forensic assessment" means a medical examination, psychosocial evaluation, medical case review, specialty evaluation, or other forensic evaluation service conducted by a physician under Section 261.3017 in connection with any investigation of a suspected case of abuse or neglect for the primary purpose of providing the department, law enforcement, or the court with expert advice, recommendations, or testimony on the case.
Forensic mental examination: § 55.04 · Applies in § 55.04 only(a) In this section, "forensic mental examination" means an examination by a disinterested physician or psychologist to determine if a child who is alleged by petition or found to have engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision is a child with mental illness, is unfit to proceed in juvenile court due to mental illness or an intellectual disability, or lacks responsibility for conduct due to mental illness or an intellectual disability.
Foster care: § 101.0133 · Applies throughout Title 5"Foster care" means the placement of a child who is in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and in care outside the child's home in a residential child-care facility, including an agency foster home, specialized child-care home, cottage home operation, general residential operation, or another facility licensed or certified under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, in which care is provided for 24 hours a day.
Foster care: § 262.401 · Applies in Chapter 262, Subchapter F(5) "Foster care" means substitute care as defined by Section 263.001.
Foster child: § 101.0134 · Applies throughout Title 5"Foster child" means a child who is in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Foster children's bill of rights: § 263.008 · Applies in § 263.008 only(3) "Foster children's bill of rights" means the rights described by Subsection (b).
Full-time experience: § 107.104 · Applies in § 107.104 only(1) "Full-time experience" means a period during which an individual works at least 30 hours per week.
Full-time experience: § 107.154 · Applies in § 107.154 only(1) "Full-time experience" means a period during which a person works at least 30 hours per week.
Gang-related conduct: § 54.0491 · Applies in § 54.0491 only(2) "Gang-related conduct" means conduct that violates a penal law of the grade of Class B misdemeanor or higher and in which a child engages with the intent to: (A) further the criminal activities of a criminal street gang of which the child is a member; (B) gain membership in a criminal street gang; or (C) avoid detection as a member of a criminal street gang.
Genetic testing: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(8) "Genetic testing" means an analysis of an individual's genetic markers to exclude or identify a man as the father of a child or a woman as the mother of a child. The term includes an analysis of one or more of the following: (A) deoxyribonucleic acid; and (B) blood-group antigens, red-cell antigens, human-leukocyte antigens, serum enzymes, serum proteins, or red-cell enzymes.
Gestational mother: § 160.751 · Applies in Chapter 160, Subchapter IIn this subchapter, "gestational mother" means a woman who gives birth to a child conceived under a gestational agreement.
Governmental entity: § 15.108 · Applies in § 15.108 only(a) In this section, "governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.014.
Governmental entity: § 101.014 · Applies throughout Title 5"Governmental entity" means the state, a political subdivision of the state, or an agency of the state.
Governmental entity: § 107.251 · Applies in Chapter 107, Subchapter GIn this subchapter, "governmental entity" includes a county, a group of counties, a department of a county, an administrative judicial region created by Section 74.042, Government Code, and any entity created under the Interlocal Cooperation Act as permitted by Chapter 791, Government Code.
Governmental entity: § 107.301 · Applies in Chapter 107, Subchapter H(1) "Governmental entity" includes a county, a group of counties, a department of a county, an administrative judicial region created by Section 74.042, Government Code, and any entity created under the Interlocal Cooperation Act as permitted by Chapter 791, Government Code.
Governmental juvenile facility: § 58.301 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter D(2-a) "Governmental juvenile facility" means a juvenile facility operated by a unit of government.
Governmental service provider: § 58.301 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter D(3) "Governmental service provider" means a juvenile justice service provider operated by a unit of government.
Guardian: § 33.001 · Applies in Chapter 33(3) "Guardian" means a court-appointed guardian of the person of the minor.
Guardian: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(4) "Guardian" means the person who, under court order, is the guardian of the person of the child or the public or private agency with whom the child has been placed by a court.
Guardian ad litem: § 101.0145 · Applies throughout Title 5"Guardian ad litem" has the meaning assigned by Section 107.001.
Guardian ad litem: § 107.001 · Applies in Chapter 107(5) "Guardian ad litem" means a person appointed to represent the best interests of a child. The term includes: (A) a volunteer advocate from a charitable organization described by Subchapter C who is appointed by the court as the child's guardian ad litem; (B) a professional, other than an attorney, who holds a relevant professional license and whose training relates to the determination of a child's best interests; (C) an adult having the competence, training, and expertise determined by the court to be sufficient to represent the best interests of the child; or (D) an attorney ad litem appointed to serve in the dual role.
Guardian of a victim: § 57.001 · Applies in Chapter 57(2) "Guardian of a victim" means a person who is the legal guardian of the victim, whether or not the legal relationship between the guardian and victim exists because of the age of the victim or the physical or mental incompetency of the victim.
Guardianship services: § 263.601 · Applies in Chapter 263, Subchapter G(2) "Guardianship services" means the services provided by the Department of Aging and Disability Services under Subchapter E, Chapter 161, Human Resources Code.
Health benefit plan issuer: § 154.1826 · Applies in § 154.1826 only(1) "Health benefit plan issuer" means an insurer, health maintenance organization, or other entity authorized to provide health benefits coverage under the laws of this state.
Health care practitioner: § 261.30175 · Applies in § 261.30175 only(2) "Health care practitioner" means an individual licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to administer health care services in the ordinary course of business or professional practice. The term includes a physician, medical student, resident physician, child abuse fellow, advanced practice registered nurse, nurse, and physician assistant.
Health care provider: § 154.1826 · Applies in § 154.1826 only(2) "Health care provider" means a physician or other person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to provide a health care service in this state.
Health care provider: § 264.501 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter F(6) "Health care provider" means any health care practitioner or facility that provides medical evaluation or treatment, including dental and mental health evaluation or treatment.
Health care provider: § 266.0043 · Applies in § 266.0043 only(1) "Health care provider" means an individual who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to provide health care services in this state. The term does not include a pharmacy.
Health insurance: § 101.015 · Applies throughout Title 5"Health insurance" means insurance coverage that provides basic health care services, including usual physician services, office visits, hospitalization, and laboratory, X-ray, and emergency services, that may be provided through a health maintenance organization or other private or public organization, other than medical assistance under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.
High-conflict case: § 153.601 · Applies in Chapter 153, Subchapter K(2) "High-conflict case" means a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which the court finds that the parties have demonstrated an unusual degree of: (A) repetitiously resorting to the adjudicative process; (B) anger and distrust; and (C) difficulty in communicating about and cooperating in the care of their children.
Home state: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(7) "Home state" means the state in which a child lived with a parent or a person acting as a parent for at least six consecutive months immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding. In the case of a child less than six months of age, the term means the state in which the child lived from birth with a parent or a person acting as a parent. A period of temporary absence of a parent or a person acting as a parent is part of the period.
Home state: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(8) "Home state" means the state or foreign country in which a child lived with a parent or a person acting as parent for at least six consecutive months immediately preceding the time of filing of a petition or a comparable pleading for support and, if a child is less than six months old, the state or foreign country in which the child lived from birth with any of them. A period of temporary absence of any of them is counted as part of the six-month or other period.
Household: § 15.112 · Applies in § 15.112 only(3) "Household" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.005.
Household: § 71.005 · Applies throughout Title 4"Household" means a unit composed of persons living together in the same dwelling, without regard to whether they are related to each other.
Household: § 263.001 · Applies in Chapter 263(3) "Household" means a unit composed of persons living together in the same dwelling, without regard to whether they are related to each other.
Human services field of study: § 107.104 · Applies in § 107.104 only(2) "Human services field of study" means a field of study designed to prepare an individual in the disciplined application of counseling, family therapy, psychology, or social work values, principles, and methods.
Human services field of study: § 107.154 · Applies in § 107.154 only(2) "Human services field of study" means a field of study designed to prepare a person in the disciplined application of counseling, family therapy, psychology, or social work values, principles, and methods.
Inactive volunteer advocate: § 264.601 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter G(1-b) "Inactive volunteer advocate" means an individual who: (A) has been trained by a volunteer advocate program in accordance with recognized standards for volunteer advocate programs; and (B) is not currently serving as a volunteer advocate.
Incident number: § 58.101 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter B(4) "Incident number" means a unique number assigned to a child during a specific custodial or detention period or for a specific referral to the office or official designated by the juvenile board, if the juvenile offender was not taken into custody before the referral.
Income: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(9) "Income" includes earnings or other periodic entitlements to money from any source and any other property subject to withholding for support under the law of this state.
Income-withholding order: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(10) "Income-withholding order" means an order or other legal process directed to an obligor's employer, as provided in Chapter 158, to withhold support from the income of the obligor.
Initial determination: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(8) "Initial determination" means the first child custody determination concerning a particular child.
Initiating tribunal: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(11) "Initiating tribunal" means the tribunal of a state or foreign country from which a petition or comparable pleading is forwarded or a petition or comparable pleading is filed for forwarding to another state or foreign country.
Institution: § 263.601 · Applies in Chapter 263, Subchapter G(3) "Institution" means a residential facility that is operated, licensed, registered, certified, or verified by a state agency other than the department. The term includes a residential service provider under a Medicaid waiver program authorized under Section 1915(c) of the federal Social Security Act that provides services at a residence other than the young adult's own home.
Intellectual disability: § 107.104 · Applies in § 107.104 only(4) "Intellectual disability" has the meaning assigned by Section 591.003, Health and Safety Code.
Intended parents: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(9) "Intended parents" means individuals who enter into an agreement providing that the individuals will be the parents of a child born to a gestational mother by means of assisted reproduction, regardless of whether either individual has a genetic relationship with the child.
Interdisciplinary team: § 55.01 · Applies in Chapter 55(4) "Interdisciplinary team" means a group of intellectual disability professionals and paraprofessionals who assess the treatment, training, and habilitation needs of a person with an intellectual disability and make recommendations for services for that person.
Investigational new drug: § 266.001 · Applies in Chapter 266(4-a) "Investigational new drug" has the meaning assigned by 21 C.F.R. Section 312.3(b).
Issuing court: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(9) "Issuing court" means the court that makes a child custody determination for which enforcement is sought under this chapter.
Issuing foreign country: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(12) "Issuing foreign country" means the foreign country in which a tribunal issues a support order or a judgment determining parentage of a child.
Issuing state: § 88.002 · Applies in Chapter 88(2) "Issuing state" means the state in which a tribunal issues a protective order.
Issuing state: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(10) "Issuing state" means the state in which a child custody determination is made.
Issuing state: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(13) "Issuing state" means the state in which a tribunal issues a support order or a judgment determining parentage of a child.
Issuing tribunal: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(14) "Issuing tribunal" means the tribunal of a state or foreign country that issues a support order or a judgment determining parentage of a child.
Joint managing conservatorship: § 101.016 · Applies throughout Title 5"Joint managing conservatorship" means the sharing of the rights and duties of a parent by two parties, ordinarily the parents, even if the exclusive right to make certain decisions may be awarded to one party.
Judge: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(5) "Judge" or "juvenile court judge" means the judge of a juvenile court.
Judicial writ of withholding: § 101.0161 · Applies throughout Title 5"Judicial writ of withholding" means the document issued by the clerk of a court and delivered to an employer directing that earnings be withheld for payment of child support as provided by Chapter 158.
Juvenile court: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(6) "Juvenile court" means a court designated under Section 51.04 of this code to exercise jurisdiction over proceedings under this title.
Juvenile court: § 65.002 · Applies in Chapter 65(2) "Juvenile court" means a court designated under Section 51.04 to exercise jurisdiction over proceedings under Title 3.
Juvenile court judge: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(5) "Judge" or "juvenile court judge" means the judge of a juvenile court.
Juvenile court order: § 61.001 · Applies in Chapter 61(1) "Juvenile court order" means an order by a juvenile court in a proceeding to which this chapter applies requiring a parent or other eligible person to act or refrain from acting.
Juvenile facility: § 58.301 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter D(2) "Juvenile facility" means a facility that: (A) serves juveniles under a juvenile court's jurisdiction; and (B) is operated as a holdover facility, a pre-adjudication detention facility, a nonsecure facility, or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility.
Juvenile justice agency: § 58.0052 · Applies in § 58.0052 only(1) "Juvenile justice agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 58.101.
Juvenile justice agency: § 58.101 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter B(5) "Juvenile justice agency" means an agency that has custody or control over juvenile offenders.
Juvenile justice agency: § 58.401 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter E(3) "Juvenile justice agency" means an agency that has custody or control over juvenile offenders.
Juvenile justice facility: § 261.405 · Applies in Chapter 261(3) "Juvenile justice facility" means a facility operated wholly or partly by the juvenile board, by another governmental unit, or by a private vendor under a contract with the juvenile board, county, or other governmental unit that serves juveniles under juvenile court jurisdiction. The term includes: (A) a public or private juvenile pre-adjudication secure detention facility, including a holdover facility; (B) a public or private juvenile post-adjudication secure correctional facility except for a facility operated solely for children committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; and (C) a public or private non-secure juvenile post-adjudication residential treatment facility that is not licensed by the Department of Family and Protective Services or the Department of State Health Services.
Juvenile justice program: § 261.405 · Applies in Chapter 261(4) "Juvenile justice program" means a program or department operated wholly or partly by the juvenile board or by a private vendor under a contract with a juvenile board that serves juveniles under juvenile court jurisdiction. The term includes: (A) a juvenile justice alternative education program; (B) a non-residential program that serves juvenile offenders under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court; and (C) a juvenile probation department.
Juvenile matter: § 58.251 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter C-1(2) "Juvenile matter" means a referral to a juvenile court or juvenile probation department and all related court proceedings and outcomes, if any.
Juvenile offender: § 58.101 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter B(6) "Juvenile offender" means a child who has been assigned an incident number.
Juvenile service provider: § 58.0051 · Applies in § 58.0051 only(2) "Juvenile service provider" means a governmental entity that provides juvenile justice or prevention, medical, educational, or other support services to a juvenile. The term includes: (A) a state or local juvenile justice agency as defined by Section 58.101; (B) health and human services agencies, as defined by Section 521.0001, Government Code, and the Health and Human Services Commission; (C) the Department of Family and Protective Services; (D) the Department of Public Safety; (E) the Texas Education Agency; (F) an independent school district; (G) a juvenile justice alternative education program; (H) a charter school; (I) a local mental health authority or local intellectual and developmental disability authority; (J) a court with jurisdiction over juveniles; (K) a district attorney's office; (L) a county attorney's office; and (M) a children's advocacy center …
Juvenile service provider: § 58.0052 · Applies in § 58.0052 only(2) "Juvenile service provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 58.0051.
Kinship provider: § 264.851 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter K(2) "Kinship provider" means a relative of a foster child, or another adult with a longstanding and significant relationship with a foster child before the child was placed with the person by the department, with whom the child resides for at least six consecutive months after the person becomes licensed by the department or verified by a licensed child-placing agency or the department to provide foster care.
Law: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(15) "Law" includes decisional and statutory law and rules and regulations having the force of law.
Law enforcement agency: § 261.001 · Applies in Chapter 261(3-a) "Law enforcement agency" means: (A) the Department of Public Safety; (B) the police department of a municipality; (C) the sheriff's office of a county; or (D) a constable's office of a county.
Law firm: § 15.052 · Applies in Chapter 15(6) "Law firm" means: (A) lawyers who practice law together in a partnership, professional corporation, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, or association; and (B) lawyers employed in a legal services organization or in the legal department of a corporation or other organization or of a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.
Law-enforcement officer: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(7) "Law-enforcement officer" means a peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Least restrictive appropriate setting: § 55.01 · Applies in Chapter 55(5) "Least restrictive appropriate setting" means the treatment or service setting closest to the child's home that provides the child with the greatest probability of improvement and is no more restrictive of the child's physical or social liberties than is necessary to provide the child with the most effective treatment or services and to protect adequately against any danger the child poses to self or others.
Least restrictive setting: § 263.001 · Applies in Chapter 263(3-a) "Least restrictive setting" means a placement for a child that, in comparison to all other available placements, is the most family-like setting.
Least restrictive setting: § 264.001 · Applies in Chapter 264(3-a) "Least restrictive setting" means a placement for a child that, in comparison to all other available placements, is the most family-like setting.
Legal custody: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(11) "Legal custody" means the managing conservatorship of a child.
License: § 232.001 · Applies in Chapter 232(1) "License" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization that: (A) is issued by a licensing authority; (B) is subject before expiration to renewal, suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or termination by a licensing authority; and (C) a person must obtain to: (i) practice or engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession; (ii) operate a motor vehicle on a public highway in this state; or (iii) engage in any other regulated activity, including hunting, fishing, or other recreational activity for which a license or permit is required.
Licensed child placing agency: § 101.017 · Applies throughout Title 5"Licensed child placing agency" means a person, including an organization or corporation, licensed or certified under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, by the Department of Family and Protective Services to place a child in an adoptive home or a residential child-care facility, including a child-care facility, agency foster home, cottage home operation, or general residential operation.
Licensing authority: § 231.302 · Applies in § 231.302 only(g) In this section, "licensing authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 232.001.
Licensing authority: § 232.001 · Applies in Chapter 232(2) "Licensing authority" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state that issues or renews a license or that otherwise has authority to suspend or refuse to renew a license.
Lien: § 157.311 · Applies in Chapter 157, Subchapter G(5) "Lien" means a child support lien issued in this or another state.
Local juvenile justice information system: § 58.301 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter D(4) "Local juvenile justice information system" means a county or multicounty computerized database of information concerning children, with data entry and access by the partner agencies that are members of the system.
Local law enforcement authority: § 45.004 · Applies in § 45.004 only(c) In this section, "local law enforcement authority" has the meaning assigned by Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Local law enforcement authority: § 45.103 · Applies in § 45.103 only(2) "Local law enforcement authority" has the meaning assigned by Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Local registry: § 101.018 · Applies throughout Title 5"Local registry" means a county agency or public entity operated under the authority of a district clerk, county government, juvenile board, juvenile probation office, domestic relations office, or other county agency or public entity that serves a county or a court that has jurisdiction under this title and that: (1) receives child support payments; (2) maintains records of child support payments; (3) distributes child support payments as required by law; and (4) maintains custody of official child support payment records.
Local workforce development board: § 264.121 · Applies in § 264.121 only(1) "Local workforce development board" means a local workforce development board created under Chapter 2308, Government Code.
Local-level interagency staffing group: § 53.011 · Applies in § 53.011 only(2) "Local-level interagency staffing group" means a group established under the memorandum of understanding described by Subchapter D, Chapter 522, Government Code.
Low-risk criminal offense: § 264.754 · Applies in § 264.754 only(a) In this section, "low-risk criminal offense" means a nonviolent criminal offense, including a fraud-based offense, the department determines has a low risk of impacting: (1) a child's safety or well-being; or (2) the stability of a child's placement with a relative or other designated caregiver.
Luggage: § 264.1078 · Applies in § 264.1078 only(a) In this section, "luggage" means a suitcase, duffel bag, backpack, or similar container designed to hold an individual's personal belongings.
Lump-sum payment: § 158.215 · Applies in § 158.215 only(a) In this section, "lump-sum payment" means income in the form of a bonus or an amount paid in lieu of vacation or other leave time. The term does not include an employee's usual earnings or an amount paid as severance pay on termination of employment.
Maintenance: § 8.001 · Applies in Chapter 8(1) "Maintenance" means an award in a suit for dissolution of a marriage of periodic payments from the future income of one spouse for the support of the other spouse.
Man: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(10) "Man" means a male individual of any age.
Managed care plan: § 266.0043 · Applies in § 266.0043 only(2) "Managed care plan" has the meaning assigned by Section 540.0001, Government Code.
Managing conservatorship: § 101.019 · Applies throughout Title 5"Managing conservatorship" means the relationship between a child and a managing conservator appointed by court order.
Marital estate: § 3.401 · Applies in Chapter 3, Subchapter E(4) "Marital estate" means one of three estates: (A) the community property owned by the spouses together and referred to as the community marital estate; (B) the separate property owned individually by the husband and referred to as a separate marital estate; or (C) the separate property owned individually by the wife, also referred to as a separate marital estate.
Medicaid managed care plan: § 266.0043 · Applies in § 266.0043 only(4) "Medicaid managed care plan" means a managed care plan offered by a Medicaid managed care organization.
Medical care: § 266.001 · Applies in Chapter 266(5) "Medical care" means all health care and related services provided under the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, and described by Section 32.003(4), Human Resources Code.
Medical consenter: § 266.0043 · Applies in § 266.0043 only(5) "Medical consenter" means a person authorized to consent to medical care for a foster child under Section 266.004(b).
Medical emergency: § 33.001 · Applies in Chapter 33(3-a) "Medical emergency" has the meaning assigned by Section 171.002, Health and Safety Code.
Medical professional: § 91.001 · Applies in Title 4, Subtitle C(2) "Medical professional" means a licensed doctor, nurse, physician assistant, or emergency medical technician.
Medical support: § 101.020 · Applies throughout Title 5"Medical support" means periodic payments or a lump-sum payment made under an order to cover medical expenses, including health insurance coverage, incurred for the benefit of a child.
Medical support: § 231.306 · Applies in § 231.306 only(1) "Medical support" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.020.
Meeting: § 264.501 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter F(7) "Meeting" means an in-person meeting or a meeting held by telephone or other electronic medium.
Member of a household: § 15.112 · Applies in § 15.112 only(4) "Member of a household" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.006.
Member of a household: § 71.006 · Applies throughout Title 4"Member of a household" includes a person who previously lived in a household.
Mental illness: § 55.01 · Applies in Chapter 55(6) "Mental illness" has the meaning assigned by Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code.
Military deployment: § 153.701 · Applies in Chapter 153, Subchapter L(2) "Military deployment" means the temporary transfer of a service member of the armed forces of this state or the United States serving in an active-duty status to another location in support of combat or some other military operation.
Military mobilization: § 153.701 · Applies in Chapter 153, Subchapter L(3) "Military mobilization" means the call-up of a National Guard or Reserve service member of the armed forces of this state or the United States to extended active duty status. The term does not include National Guard or Reserve annual training.
Minor: § 101.003 · Applies throughout Title 5(a) "Child" or "minor" means a person under 18 years of age who is not and has not been married or who has not had the disabilities of minority removed for general purposes.
Modification: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(12) "Modification" means a child custody determination that changes, replaces, supersedes, or is otherwise made after a previous determination concerning the same child, whether or not it is made by the court that made the previous determination.
Multi-system youth: § 58.0052 · Applies in § 58.0052 only(3) "Multi-system youth" means a person who: (A) is younger than 19 years of age; and (B) has received services from two or more juvenile service providers.
Mutual foreign protective order: § 88.002 · Applies in Chapter 88(3) "Mutual foreign protective order" means a foreign protective order that includes provisions issued in favor of both the protected individual seeking enforcement of the order and the respondent.
Near fatality: § 264.5031 · Applies in § 264.5031 only(a) In this section, "near fatality" means a case where a physician has certified that a child is in critical or serious condition, and a caseworker determines that the child's condition was caused by the abuse or neglect of the child.
Neglect: § 261.001 · Applies in Chapter 261(4) "Neglect" means an act or failure to act by a person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare evidencing the person's blatant disregard for the consequences of the act or failure to act that results in harm to the child or that creates an immediate danger to the child's physical health or safety and: (A) includes: (i) the leaving of a child in a situation where the child would be exposed to an immediate danger of physical or mental harm, without arranging for necessary care for the child, and the demonstration of an intent not to return by a parent, guardian, or managing or possessory conservator of the child; (ii) the following acts or omissions by a person: (a) placing a child in or failing to remove a child from a situation that a reasonable person would realize requires judgment or actions beyond the child's level of maturity, physical condition, or …
Neglect: § 261.405 · Applies in Chapter 261(5) "Neglect" means a negligent act or omission by an employee, volunteer, or other individual working under the auspices of a facility or program, including failure to comply with an individual treatment plan, plan of care, or individualized service plan, that causes or may cause substantial emotional harm or physical injury to, or the death of, a child served by the facility or program as further described by rule or policy.
Network: § 261.3017 · Applies in § 261.3017 only(1) "Network" means the Forensic Assessment Center Network.
Network: § 261.30175 · Applies in § 261.30175 only(3) "Network" has the meaning assigned by Section 261.3017.
Newborn safety device: § 262.301 · Applies in Chapter 262(4) "Newborn safety device" means a device installed by a designated emergency infant care provider in compliance with Section 262.3025.
Newly hired employee: § 234.101 · Applies in Chapter 234, Subchapter B(3) "Newly hired employee" means an employee who: (A) has not previously been employed by or received earnings from the employer; or (B) was previously employed by the employer but has been separated from that employment or has not received earnings from the employer for at least 60 consecutive days.
Nonoffender: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(8) "Nonoffender" means a child who: (A) is subject to jurisdiction of a court under abuse, dependency, or neglect statutes under Title 5 for reasons other than legally prohibited conduct of the child; or (B) has been taken into custody and is being held solely for deportation out of the United States.
Nonparty participant: § 15.052 · Applies in Chapter 15(7) "Nonparty participant" means a person, including a collaborative lawyer, other than a party, who participates in a collaborative family law process.
Nonsecure correctional facility: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(8-a) "Nonsecure correctional facility" means a facility described by Section 51.126.
Notice of application for a writ of withholding: § 8.001 · Applies in Chapter 8(2) "Notice of application for a writ of withholding" means the document delivered to an obligor and filed with the court as required by this chapter for the nonjudicial determination of arrears and initiation of withholding for spousal maintenance.
Notice of application for judicial writ of withholding: § 101.0201 · Applies throughout Title 5"Notice of application for judicial writ of withholding" means the document delivered to an obligor and filed with the court as required by Chapter 158 for the nonjudicial determination of arrears and initiation of withholding.
Obligee: § 8.001 · Applies in Chapter 8(3) "Obligee" means a person entitled to receive payments under the terms of an order for spousal maintenance.
Obligee: § 101.021 · Applies throughout Title 5"Obligee" means a person or entity entitled to receive payments of child support, including an agency of this state or of another jurisdiction to which a person has assigned the person's right to support.
Obligee: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(16) "Obligee" means: (A) an individual to whom a duty of support is or is alleged to be owed or in whose favor a support order or a judgment determining parentage of a child has been issued; (B) a foreign country, state, or political subdivision of a state to which the rights under a duty of support or support order have been assigned or that has independent claims based on financial assistance provided to an individual obligee in place of child support; (C) an individual seeking a judgment determining parentage of the individual's child; or (D) a person that is a creditor in a proceeding under Subchapter H.
Obligor: § 8.001 · Applies in Chapter 8(4) "Obligor" means a person required to make periodic payments under the terms of an order for spousal maintenance.
Obligor: § 101.022 · Applies throughout Title 5"Obligor" means a person required to make payments under the terms of a support order for a child.
Obligor: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(17) "Obligor" means an individual, or the estate of a decedent, that: (A) owes or is alleged to owe a duty of support; (B) is alleged but has not been adjudicated to be a parent of a child; (C) is liable under a support order; or (D) is a debtor in a proceeding under Subchapter H.
Obligor: § 231.114 · Applies in § 231.114 only(2) "Obligor" means any person required to make payments under the terms of a support order for a child.
Office: § 264.172 · Applies in § 264.172 only(2) "Office" means the Office of Community-Based Care Transition created under this section.
Order: § 42.001 · Applies in Chapter 42(1) "Order" means a temporary or final order of a court of this state or another state or nation.
Order: § 101.023 · Applies throughout Title 5"Order" means a final order unless identified as a temporary order or the context clearly requires a different meaning. The term includes a decree and a judgment.
Order suspending license: § 232.001 · Applies in Chapter 232(3) "Order suspending license" means an order issued by the Title IV-D agency or a court directing a licensing authority to suspend or refuse to renew a license.
Other eligible person: § 61.001 · Applies in Chapter 61(2) "Other eligible person" means the respondent's guardian, the respondent's custodian, or any other person described in a provision under this title authorizing the court order.
Out-of-network provider: § 266.0043 · Applies in § 266.0043 only(6) "Out-of-network provider" means a health care provider who is not included in the provider network of the Medicaid managed care plan in which a foster child is enrolled.
Outside this state: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(18) "Outside this state" means a location in another state or a country other than the United States, whether or not the country is a foreign country.
Parent: § 34.0015 · Applies in Chapter 34(2) "Parent" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.024.
Parent: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(9) "Parent" means the mother or the father of a child, but does not include a parent whose parental rights have been terminated.
Parent: § 61.101 · Applies in Chapter 61, Subchapter CIn this subchapter, "parent" includes the guardian or custodian of a child.
Parent: § 101.024 · Applies throughout Title 5(a) "Parent" means the mother, a man presumed to be the father, a man legally determined to be the father, a man who has been adjudicated to be the father by a court of competent jurisdiction, a man who has acknowledged his paternity under applicable law, or an adoptive mother or father. Except as provided by Subsection (b), the term does not include a parent as to whom the parent-child relationship has been terminated.
Parent: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(11) "Parent" means an individual who has established a parent-child relationship under Section 160.201.
Parent: § 161.107 · Applies in § 161.107 only(1) "Parent" means a parent, as defined by Section 160.102, whose parent-child relationship with a child has not been terminated. The term does not include a man who does not have a parent-child relationship established under Chapter 160.
Parent locator service: § 101.027 · Applies throughout Title 5"Parent locator service" means the service established under 42 U.S.C. Section 653.
Parent-child relationship: § 101.025 · Applies throughout Title 5"Parent-child relationship" means the legal relationship between a child and the child's parents as provided by Chapter 160. The term includes the mother and child relationship and the father and child relationship.
Parental child safety placement: § 264.901 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter L(2) "Parental child safety placement" means any temporary out-of-home placement of a child with a caregiver that is made by a parent or other person with whom the child resides in accordance with a written agreement approved by the department that ensures the safety of the child: (A) during an investigation by the department of alleged abuse or neglect of the child; or (B) while the parent or other person is receiving services from the department.
Parental child safety placement agreement: § 264.901 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter L(3) "Parental child safety placement agreement" means an agreement between a parent or other person making a parental child safety placement and the caregiver that contains the terms of the placement and is approved by the department.
Parenting coordinator: § 153.601 · Applies in Chapter 153, Subchapter K(3) "Parenting coordinator" means an impartial third party: (A) who, regardless of the title by which the person is designated by the court, performs any function described by Section 153.606 in a suit; and (B) who: (i) is appointed under this subchapter by the court on its own motion or on a motion or agreement of the parties to assist parties in resolving parenting issues through confidential procedures; and (ii) is not appointed under another statute or a rule of civil procedure.
Parenting facilitator: § 153.601 · Applies in Chapter 153, Subchapter K(3-a) "Parenting facilitator" means an impartial third party: (A) who, regardless of the title by which the person is designated by the court, performs any function described by Section 153.6061 in a suit; and (B) who: (i) is appointed under this subchapter by the court on its own motion or on a motion or agreement of the parties to assist parties in resolving parenting issues through procedures that are not confidential; and (ii) is not appointed under another statute or a rule of civil procedure.
Parenting plan: § 153.601 · Applies in Chapter 153, Subchapter K(4) "Parenting plan" means the provisions of a final court order that: (A) set out rights and duties of a parent or a person acting as a parent in relation to the child; (B) provide for periods of possession of and access to the child, which may be the terms set out in the standard possession order under Subchapter F and any amendments to the standard possession order agreed to by the parties or found by the court to be in the best interest of the child; (C) provide for child support; and (D) optimize the development of a close and continuing relationship between each parent and the child.
Partner agencies: § 58.401 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter E(4) "Partner agencies" means those agencies described in Section 58.305 as well as private service providers to the juvenile justice system.
Partner agency: § 58.301 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter D(5) "Partner agency" means a service provider or juvenile facility that is authorized by this subchapter to be a member of a local juvenile justice information system or that has applied to be a member of a local juvenile justice information system and has been approved by the county juvenile board or regional juvenile board committee as a member of the system.
Party: § 15.052 · Applies in Chapter 15(8) "Party" means a person who signs a collaborative family law participation agreement and whose consent is necessary to resolve a collaborative family law matter.
Party: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(10) "Party" means the state, a child who is the subject of proceedings under this subtitle, or the child's parent, spouse, guardian, or guardian ad litem.
Paternity index: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(12) "Paternity index" means the likelihood of paternity determined by calculating the ratio between: (A) the likelihood that the tested man is the father of the child, based on the genetic markers of the tested man, the mother of the child, and the child, conditioned on the hypothesis that the tested man is the father of the child; and (B) the likelihood that the tested man is not the father of the child, based on the genetic markers of the tested man, the mother of the child, and the child, conditioned on the hypothesis that the tested man is not the father of the child and that the father of the child is of the same ethnic or racial group as the tested man.
Permanency care assistance agreement: § 264.851 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter K(3) "Permanency care assistance agreement" means a written agreement between the department and a kinship provider for the payment of permanency care assistance benefits as provided by this subchapter.
Permanency care assistance benefits: § 264.851 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter K(4) "Permanency care assistance benefits" means monthly payments paid by the department to a kinship provider under a permanency care assistance agreement.
Person: § 107.101 · Applies in Chapter 107, Subchapter D(4) "Person" includes an agency or a domestic relations office.
Person: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(19) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.
Person acting as a parent: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(13) "Person acting as a parent" means a person, other than a parent, who: (A) has physical custody of the child or has had physical custody for a period of six consecutive months, including any temporary absence, within one year immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding; and (B) has been awarded legal custody by a court or claims a right to legal custody under the law of this state.
Person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare: § 261.001 · Applies in Chapter 261(5) "Person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare" means a person who traditionally is responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare, including: (A) a parent, guardian, managing or possessory conservator, or foster parent of the child; (B) a member of the child's family or household as defined by Chapter 71; (C) a person with whom the child's parent cohabits; (D) school personnel or a volunteer at the child's school; (E) personnel or a volunteer at a public or private child-care facility that provides services for the child or at a public or private residential institution or facility where the child resides; or (F) an employee, volunteer, or other person working under the supervision of a licensed or unlicensed child-care facility, including a family home, residential child-care facility, employer-based day-care facility, or shelter day-care …
Personal health information: § 58.0052 · Applies in § 58.0052 only(4) "Personal health information" means personally identifiable information regarding a multi-system youth's physical or mental health or the provision of or payment for health care services, including case management services, to a multi-system youth. The term does not include clinical psychological notes or substance abuse treatment information.
Petitioner: § 152.301 · Applies in Chapter 152, Subchapter D(1) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.
Pharmacy: § 266.0043 · Applies in § 266.0043 only(7) "Pharmacy" has the meaning assigned by Section 551.003, Occupations Code.
Physical abuse: § 261.410 · Applies in § 261.410 only(1) "Physical abuse" means: (A) physical injury that results in substantial harm to the child requiring emergency medical treatment and excluding an accident or reasonable discipline by a parent, guardian, or managing or possessory conservator that does not expose the child to a substantial risk of harm; or (B) failure to make a reasonable effort to prevent an action by another person that results in physical injury that results in substantial harm to the child.
Physical custody: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(14) "Physical custody" means the physical care and supervision of a child.
Physical record: § 58.251 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter C-1(3) "Physical record" means a paper copy of a record.
Physician: § 33.001 · Applies in Chapter 33(4) "Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state.
Physician assistant: § 263.001 · Applies in Chapter 263(3-b) "Physician assistant" has the meaning assigned by Section 157.051, Occupations Code.
Physician assistant: § 266.001 · Applies in Chapter 266(6) "Physician assistant" has the meaning assigned by Section 157.051, Occupations Code.
Pilot program: § 264.181 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter B-2(4) "Pilot program" means a rural community-based care pilot program implemented under this subchapter.
Placement: § 162.102 · Applies in Chapter 162(d) "Placement" means the arrangement for the care of a child in a family free or boarding home or in a child-caring agency or institution but does not include any institution caring for the mentally ill, mentally defective, or epileptic or any institution primarily educational in character, and any hospital or other medical facility.
Possessory right: § 42.001 · Applies in Chapter 42(2) "Possessory right" means a court-ordered right of possession of or access to a child, including conservatorship, custody, and visitation.
Post-adjudication secure correctional facility: § 54.11 · Applies in § 54.11 only(o) In this section, "post-adjudication secure correctional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 54.04011.
Premarital agreement: § 4.001 · Applies in Chapter 4, Subchapter A(1) "Premarital agreement" means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective on marriage.
Preparation for Adult Living Program: § 264.121 · Applies in § 264.121 only(2) "Preparation for Adult Living Program" means a program administered by the department as a component of the Transitional Living Services Program and includes independent living skills assessment, short-term financial assistance, basic self-help skills, and life-skills development and training regarding money management, health and wellness, job skills, planning for the future, housing and transportation, and interpersonal skills.
Presumed father: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(13) "Presumed father" means a man who, by operation of law under Section 160.204, is recognized as the father of a child until that status is rebutted or confirmed in a judicial proceeding.
Preventable death: § 264.501 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter F(8) "Preventable death" means a death that may have been prevented by reasonable medical, social, legal, psychological, or educational intervention. The term includes the death of a child from: (A) intentional or unintentional injuries; (B) medical neglect; (C) lack of access to medical care; (D) neglect and reckless conduct, including failure to supervise and failure to seek medical care; and (E) premature birth associated with any factor described by Paragraphs (A) through (D).
Private child custody evaluator: § 107.101 · Applies in Chapter 107, Subchapter D(5) "Private child custody evaluator" means a person conducting a child custody evaluation who is not conducting the evaluation as an employee of or contractor with a domestic relations office.
Probability of paternity: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(14) "Probability of paternity" means the probability, with respect to the ethnic or racial group to which the alleged father belongs, that the alleged father is the father of the child, compared to a random, unrelated man of the same ethnic or racial group, expressed as a percentage incorporating the paternity index and a prior probability.
Proceeding: § 15.052 · Applies in Chapter 15(9) "Proceeding" means a judicial, administrative, arbitral, or other adjudicative process before a tribunal, including related prehearing and posthearing motions, conferences, and discovery.
Professional: § 104.007 · Applies in § 104.007 only(a) In this section, "professional" has the meaning assigned by Section 261.101(b).
Professional: § 261.110 · Applies in § 261.110 only(2) "Professional" has the meaning assigned by Section 261.101(b).
Professional: § 261.3018 · Applies in § 261.3018 only(e) In this section, "professional" means an individual who is licensed or certified by the state or who is an employee of a facility licensed, certified, or operated by the state and who, in the normal course of official duties or duties for which a license or certification is required, has direct contact with children. The term includes teachers, nurses, doctors, day-care employees, employees of a clinic or health care facility that provides reproductive services, juvenile probation officers, and juvenile detention or correctional officers.
Program: § 107.301 · Applies in Chapter 107, Subchapter H(2) "Program" means a managed assigned counsel program created under this subchapter.
Program: § 154.1826 · Applies in § 154.1826 only(3) "Program" means the child health care program developed under this section.
Property: § 4.001 · Applies in Chapter 4, Subchapter A(2) "Property" means an interest, present or future, legal or equitable, vested or contingent, in real or personal property, including income and earnings.
Property: § 4.101 · Applies in Chapter 4, Subchapter BIn this subchapter, "property" has the meaning assigned by Section 4.001.
Property: § 4.201 · Applies in Chapter 4, Subchapter CIn this subchapter, "property" has the meaning assigned by Section 4.001.
Prosecuting attorney: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(11) "Prosecuting attorney" means the county attorney, district attorney, or other attorney who regularly serves in a prosecutory capacity in a juvenile court.
Prosecuting attorney: § 56.03 · Applies in § 56.03 only(a) In this section, "prosecuting attorney" means the county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney who has the primary responsibility of presenting cases in the juvenile court. The term does not include an assistant prosecuting attorney.
Prosecuting attorney: § 71.007 · Applies throughout Title 4"Prosecuting attorney" means the attorney, determined as provided in this title, who represents the state in a district or statutory county court in the county in which venue of the application for a protective order is proper.
Prospective party: § 15.052 · Applies in Chapter 15(10) "Prospective party" means a person who discusses with a prospective collaborative lawyer the possibility of signing a collaborative family law participation agreement.
Protected individual: § 88.002 · Applies in Chapter 88(4) "Protected individual" means an individual protected by a protective order.
Protective order: § 88.002 · Applies in Chapter 88(5) "Protective order" means an injunction or other order, issued by a tribunal under the domestic violence or family violence laws or another law of the issuing state, to prevent an individual from engaging in violent or threatening acts against, harassing, contacting or communicating with, or being in physical proximity to another individual.
Psychotropic medication: § 261.111 · Applies in § 261.111 only(a) In this section, "psychotropic medication" has the meaning assigned by Section 266.001.
Psychotropic medication: § 264.018 · Applies in § 264.018 only(2) "Psychotropic medication" has the meaning assigned by Section 266.001.
Psychotropic medication: § 266.001 · Applies in Chapter 266(7) "Psychotropic medication" means a medication that is prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of psychosis or another mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder and that is used to exercise an effect on the central nervous system to influence and modify behavior, cognition, or affective state. The term includes the following categories when used as described by this subdivision: (A) psychomotor stimulants; (B) antidepressants; (C) antipsychotics or neuroleptics; (D) agents for control of mania or depression; (E) antianxiety agents; and (F) sedatives, hypnotics, or other sleep-promoting medications.
Qualified residential treatment program: § 263.00201 · Applies in § 263.00201 only(a) In this section, "qualified residential treatment program" has the meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section 672(k)(4).
Qualified telephone interpreter: § 65.002 · Applies in Chapter 65(3) "Qualified telephone interpreter" means a telephone service that employs licensed court interpreters, as defined by Section 157.001, Government Code.
Reasonable cost: § 154.181 · Applies in § 154.181 only(e) In this section, "reasonable cost" means the cost of health insurance coverage for a child that does not exceed nine percent of the obligor's annual resources, as described by Section 154.062(b), if the obligor is responsible under a medical support order for the cost of health insurance coverage for only one child. If the obligor is responsible under a medical support order for the cost of health insurance coverage for more than one child, "reasonable cost" means the total cost of health insurance coverage for all children for which the obligor is responsible under a medical support order that does not exceed nine percent of the obligor's annual resources, as described by Section 154.062(b).
Reasonable cost: § 154.182 · Applies in § 154.182 only(2) "Reasonable cost" has the meaning assigned by Section 154.181(e).
Reasonable cost: § 154.1815 · Applies in § 154.1815 only(a) In this section, "reasonable cost" means the cost of a dental insurance premium that does not exceed 1.5 percent of the obligor's annual resources, as described by Section 154.062(b), if the obligor is responsible under a dental support order for the cost of dental insurance coverage for only one child. If the obligor is responsible under a dental support order for the cost of dental insurance coverage for more than one child, "reasonable cost" means the total cost of dental insurance coverage for all children for which the obligor is responsible under a dental support order that does not exceed 1.5 percent of the obligor's annual resources, as described by Section 154.062(b).
Reasonable cost: § 154.1825 · Applies in § 154.1825 only(2) "Reasonable cost" has the meaning assigned by Section 154.1815(a).
Reasonable cost: § 154.1826 · Applies in § 154.1826 only(4) "Reasonable cost" has the meaning assigned by Section 154.181(e).
Receiving county: § 51.072 · Applies in § 51.072 only(1) "Receiving county" means the county to which a child on probation has moved or intends to move.
Receiving county: § 51.073 · Applies in § 51.073 only(1) "Receiving county" means the county to which a child on probation has moved or intends to move.
Receiving state: § 162.102 · Applies in Chapter 162(c) "Receiving state" means the state to which a child is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought, whether by public authorities or private persons or agencies, and whether for placement with state or local public authorities or for placement with private agencies or persons.
Reconstituted estate: § 7.009 · Applies in § 7.009 only(a) In this section, "reconstituted estate" means the total value of the community estate that would exist if an actual or constructive fraud on the community had not occurred.
Record: § 15.052 · Applies in Chapter 15(11) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
Record: § 58.251 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter C-1(4) "Record" means any documentation related to a juvenile matter, including information contained in that documentation.
Record: § 101.0255 · Applies throughout Title 5"Record" means information that is: (1) inscribed on a tangible medium or stored in an electronic or other medium; and (2) retrievable in a perceivable form.
Record: § 152.110 · Applies in § 152.110 only(a) In this section, "record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
Record: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(20) "Record" means information that is: (A) inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium; and (B) retrievable in a perceivable form.
Record: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(15) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form.
Referral to juvenile court: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(12) "Referral to juvenile court" means the referral of a child or a child's case to the office or official, including an intake officer or probation officer, designated by the juvenile board to process children within the juvenile justice system.
Regional juvenile board committee: § 58.301 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter D(6) "Regional juvenile board committee" means a committee that is composed of two members from each county juvenile board in a region that comprises a multicounty local juvenile information system.
Register: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(21) "Register" means to file in a tribunal of this state a support order or judgment determining parentage of a child issued in another state or a foreign country.
Registering tribunal: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(22) "Registering tribunal" means a tribunal in which a support order or judgment determining parentage of a child is registered.
Registry: § 162.402 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter E(13) "Registry" means a mutual consent voluntary adoption registry established under this subchapter.
Related to a collaborative family law matter: § 15.052 · Applies in Chapter 15(12) "Related to a collaborative family law matter" means a matter involving the same parties, transaction or occurrence, nucleus of operative fact, dispute, claim, or issue as the collaborative family law matter.
Relative: § 161.107 · Applies in § 161.107 only(2) "Relative" means a parent, grandparent, or adult sibling or child.
Relative: § 264.751 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter I(2) "Relative" means a person related to a child by consanguinity as determined under Section 573.022, Government Code.
Relative: § 264.851 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter K(5) "Relative" means a person related to a foster child by consanguinity or affinity.
Relative caregiver: § 264.751 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter I(3) "Relative caregiver" means a relative who: (A) provides substitute care for a child for whom the department has been appointed managing conservator, but who is not verified by a licensed child-placing agency to operate an agency foster home under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code; or (B) is subsequently appointed permanent managing conservator of the child after providing the care described by Paragraph (A).
Relinquishment avoidance program: § 262.351 · Applies in Chapter 262, Subchapter E(1-b) "Relinquishment avoidance program" means the Health and Human Services Commission's program that provides mental health services to a child with a severe emotional disturbance without the child entering the managing conservatorship of the department.
Remote communication: § 201.1045 · Applies in § 201.1045 only(a) In this section, "remote communication" includes teleconferencing, videoconferencing, and any similar technology.
Remote proceeding: § 54.012 · Applies in § 54.012 only(e) In this section, "remote proceeding" means a proceeding in which one or more of the participants, including a judge, party, attorney, witness, court reporter, or other individual, attends the proceeding remotely through the use of technology and the Internet, including through teleconferencing or videoconferencing.
Render: § 101.026 · Applies throughout Title 5"Render" means the pronouncement by a judge of the court's ruling on a matter. The pronouncement may be made orally in the presence of the court reporter or in writing, including on the court's docket sheet or by a separate written instrument.
Renewal: § 232.001 · Applies in Chapter 232(3-a) "Renewal" means any instance when a licensing authority: (A) renews, extends, recertifies, or reissues a license; or (B) periodically certifies a licensee to be in good standing with the licensing authority based on the required payment of fees or dues or the performance of some other mandated action or activity.
Report: § 261.001 · Applies in Chapter 261(6) "Report" means a report that alleged or suspected abuse or neglect of a child has occurred or may occur.
Residence state: § 162.201 · Applies in Chapter 162(b) "Residence state" means the state in which the child resides by virtue of the residence of the adoptive parents.
Residential child-care facility: § 264.001 · Applies in Chapter 264(4) "Residential child-care facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code.
Residential child-care facility: § 264.018 · Applies in § 264.018 only(3) "Residential child-care facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code.
Residential treatment center: § 263.001 · Applies in Chapter 263(3-c) "Residential treatment center" means a general residential operation licensed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, that provides treatment services.
Resources: § 154.0655 · Applies in § 154.0655 only(a) In this section, "resources" has the meaning assigned by Section 154.062(b).
Respondent: § 88.002 · Applies in Chapter 88(6) "Respondent" means the individual against whom enforcement of a protective order is sought.
Respondent: § 152.301 · Applies in Chapter 152, Subchapter D(2) "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.
Responding state: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(23) "Responding state" means a state in which a petition or comparable pleading for support or to determine parentage of a child is filed or to which a petition or comparable pleading is forwarded for filing from another state or a foreign country.
Responding tribunal: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(24) "Responding tribunal" means the authorized tribunal in a responding state or foreign country.
Restoration classes: § 55.01 · Applies in Chapter 55(7) "Restoration classes" means curriculum-based educational sessions a child attends to assist in restoring the child's fitness to proceed, including the child's capacity to understand the proceedings in juvenile court and to assist in the child's own defense.
Review: § 264.501 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter F(9) "Review" means a reexamination of information regarding a deceased child from relevant agencies, professionals, and health care providers.
Review team: § 264.501 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter F(10) "Review team" means a child fatality review team established under this subchapter.
School: § 101.028 · Applies throughout Title 5"School" means an elementary or secondary school in which a child is enrolled or, if the child is not enrolled in an elementary or secondary school, the public school district in which the child primarily resides. For purposes of this section, a reference to elementary school includes prekindergarten.
Secure correctional facility: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(13) "Secure correctional facility" means any public or private residential facility, including an alcohol or other drug treatment facility, that: (A) includes construction fixtures designed to physically restrict the movements and activities of juveniles or other individuals held in lawful custody in the facility; and (B) is used for the placement of any juvenile who has been adjudicated as having committed an offense, any nonoffender, or any other individual convicted of a criminal offense.
Secure detention facility: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(14) "Secure detention facility" means any public or private residential facility that: (A) includes construction fixtures designed to physically restrict the movements and activities of juveniles or other individuals held in lawful custody in the facility; and (B) is used for the temporary placement of any juvenile who is accused of having committed an offense, any nonoffender, or any other individual accused of having committed a criminal offense.
Sender: § 154.187 · Applies in § 154.187 only(f) In this section, "sender" means the person sending the order or notice under Section 154.186.
Sending agency: § 162.102 · Applies in Chapter 162(b) "Sending agency" means a party state, officer, or employee thereof; a subdivision of a party state, or officer or employee thereof; a court of a party state; a person, corporation, association, charitable agency, or other entity which sends, brings, or causes to be sent or brought any child to another party state.
Sending county: § 51.072 · Applies in § 51.072 only(2) "Sending county" means the county that: (A) originally placed the child on probation; or (B) assumed permanent supervision of the child under an inter-county transfer of probation supervision.
Sending county: § 51.073 · Applies in § 51.073 only(2) "Sending county" means the county that: (A) originally placed the child on probation; or (B) assumed permanent supervision of the child under an inter-county transfer of probation supervision.
Serious mental illness: § 107.1101 · Applies in § 107.1101 only(a) In this section, "serious mental illness" has the meaning assigned by Section 1355.001, Insurance Code.
Severance pay: § 158.214 · Applies in § 158.214 only(a) In this section, "severance pay" means income paid on termination of employment in addition to the employee's usual earnings from the employer at the time of termination.
Severe emotional disturbance: § 261.001 · Applies in Chapter 261(9) "Severe emotional disturbance" means a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to result in functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits a person's role or ability to function in family, school, or community activities.
Severe emotional disturbance: § 262.351 · Applies in Chapter 262, Subchapter E(2) "Severe emotional disturbance" has the meaning assigned by Section 261.001.
Sexual abuse: § 261.410 · Applies in § 261.410 only(2) "Sexual abuse" means: (A) sexual conduct harmful to a child's mental, emotional, or physical welfare; or (B) failure to make a reasonable effort to prevent sexual conduct harmful to a child.
Sign: § 15.052 · Applies in Chapter 15(13) "Sign" means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to: (A) execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or (B) attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process.
Signatory: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(16) "Signatory" means an individual who authenticates a record and is bound by its terms.
Significant change in medical condition: § 264.018 · Applies in § 264.018 only(4) "Significant change in medical condition" means the occurrence of an injury or the onset of an illness that is life-threatening or may have serious long-term health consequences. The term includes: (A) the occurrence or onset of an injury or illness that requires hospitalization for surgery or another procedure that is not minor emergency care; and (B) a suicide attempt.
Significant event: § 264.018 · Applies in § 264.018 only(5) "Significant event" means: (A) a placement change, including failure by the department to locate an appropriate placement for at least one night; (B) a significant change in medical condition; (C) an initial prescription of a psychotropic medication or a change in dosage of a psychotropic medication; (D) a major change in school performance or a serious disciplinary event at school; (E) a placement in a qualified residential treatment program as that term is defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 672(k)(4) or placement in a residential treatment center as defined by Section 263.001, including meetings or conferences to determine the appropriateness of such a placement; or (F) any event determined to be significant under department rule.
Single-source continuum contractor: § 264.191 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter B-2(3) "Single-source continuum contractor" means an entity that has entered into a contract with the department or the Health and Human Services Commission under Subchapter B-1.
Spousal support order: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(25) "Spousal support order" means a support order for a spouse or former spouse of the obligor.
Spouse: § 3.401 · Applies in Chapter 3, Subchapter E(5) "Spouse" means a husband, who is a man, or a wife, who is a woman. A member of a civil union or similar relationship entered into in another state between persons of the same sex is not a spouse.
Standard of care of a reasonable and prudent parent: § 264.001 · Applies in Chapter 264(5) "Standard of care of a reasonable and prudent parent" means the standard of care that a parent of reasonable judgment, skill, and caution would exercise in addressing the health, safety, and welfare of a child while encouraging the emotional and developmental growth of the child, taking into consideration: (A) the overall health and safety of the child; (B) the child's age, maturity, and development level; (C) the best interest of the child based on the caregiver's knowledge of the child; (D) the appropriateness of a proposed activity and any potential risk factors; (E) the behavioral history of the child and the child's ability to safely participate in a proposed activity; (F) the importance of encouraging the child's social, emotional, and developmental growth; and (G) the importance of providing the child with the most family-like living experience possible.
Standard possession order: § 101.029 · Applies throughout Title 5"Standard possession order" means an order that provides a parent with rights of possession of a child in accordance with the terms and conditions of Subchapter F, Chapter 153.
State: § 88.002 · Applies in Chapter 88(7) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or a territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes a military tribunal of the United States, an Indian tribe or band, and an Alaskan native village that has jurisdiction to issue protective orders.
State: § 101.030 · Applies throughout Title 5"State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes an Indian tribe and a foreign jurisdiction that has established procedures for rendition and enforcement of an order that are substantially similar to the procedures of this title.
State: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(26) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes an Indian nation or tribe.
State: § 162.201 · Applies in Chapter 162(c) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of or a territory or possession administered by the United States.
State case registry: § 101.0301 · Applies throughout Title 5"State case registry" means the registry established and operated by the Title IV-D agency under 42 U.S.C. Section 654a that has responsibility for maintaining records with respect to child support orders in all Title IV-D cases and in all other cases in which a support order is rendered or modified under this title on or after October 1, 1998.
State disbursement unit: § 101.0302 · Applies throughout Title 5"State disbursement unit" means the unit established and operated by the Title IV-D agency under 42 U.S.C. Section 654b that has responsibility for receiving, distributing, maintaining, and furnishing child support payments and records on or after October 1, 1999.
State identification number: § 58.101 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter B(7) "State identification number" means a unique number assigned by the department to a child in the juvenile justice information system.
State share: § 231.201 · Applies in Chapter 231, Subchapter C(2) "State share" means the portion of allowable expenses for fees and other costs that remain after receipt of the federal share of reimbursement and that is to be reimbursed by the state or may be contributed by certified public expenditure by a county.
Status offender: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(15) "Status offender" means a child who is accused, adjudicated, or convicted for conduct that would not, under state law, be a crime if committed by an adult, including: (A) running away from home under Section 51.03(b)(2); (B) a fineable only offense under Section 51.03(b)(1) transferred to the juvenile court under Section 51.08(b), but only if the conduct constituting the offense would not have been criminal if engaged in by an adult; (C) a violation of standards of student conduct as described by Section 51.03(b)(4); (D) a violation of a provision of the Alcoholic Beverage Code applicable to minors only; or (E) a violation of any other fineable only offense under Section 8.07(a)(4) or (5), Penal Code, but only if the conduct constituting the offense would not have been criminal if engaged in by an adult.
Student: § 58.0051 · Applies in § 58.0051 only(3) "Student" means a person who: (A) is registered or in attendance at a primary or secondary educational institution; and (B) is younger than 18 years of age.
Subaverage general intellectual functioning: § 55.01 · Applies in Chapter 55(8) "Subaverage general intellectual functioning" means intelligence that is measured on standardized psychometric instruments of two or more standard deviations below the age-group mean for the instruments used.
Subpoena: § 232.001 · Applies in Chapter 232(4) "Subpoena" means a judicial or administrative subpoena issued in a parentage determination or child support proceeding under this title.
Substitute care: § 263.001 · Applies in Chapter 263(4) "Substitute care" means the placement of a child who is in the conservatorship of the department in care outside the child's home. The term includes foster care, institutional care, adoption, placement with a relative of the child, or commitment to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
Suit: § 101.031 · Applies throughout Title 5"Suit" means a legal action under this title.
Suit affecting the parent-child relationship: § 101.032 · Applies throughout Title 5(a) "Suit affecting the parent-child relationship" means a suit filed as provided by this title in which the appointment of a managing conservator or a possessory conservator, access to or support of a child, or establishment or termination of the parent-child relationship is requested.
Suit for dissolution of a marriage: § 1.003 · Applies throughout Title 1"Suit for dissolution of a marriage" includes a suit for divorce or annulment or to declare a marriage void.
Supervision: § 107.101 · Applies in Chapter 107, Subchapter D(6) "Supervision" means directing, regularly reviewing, and meeting with a person with respect to the completion of work for which the supervisor is responsible for the outcome. The term does not require the constant physical presence of the person providing supervision and may include telephonic or other electronic communication.
Supervision: § 107.151 · Applies in Chapter 107, Subchapter E(4) "Supervision" means directing, regularly reviewing, and meeting with a person with respect to the completion of work for which the supervisor is responsible for the outcome. The term does not require the constant physical presence of the person providing supervision and may include telephonic or other electronic communication.
Support enforcement agency: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(27) "Support enforcement agency" means a public official, governmental entity, or private agency authorized to: (A) seek enforcement of support orders or laws relating to the duty of support; (B) seek establishment or modification of child support; (C) request determination of parentage of a child; (D) attempt to locate obligors or their assets; or (E) request determination of the controlling child support order.
Support enforcement agency: § 160.102 · Applies in Chapter 160(17) "Support enforcement agency" means a public official or public agency authorized to seek: (A) the enforcement of child support orders or laws relating to the duty of support; (B) the establishment or modification of child support; (C) the determination of parentage; (D) the location of child-support obligors and their income and assets; or (E) the conservatorship of a child or the termination of parental rights.
Support order: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(28) "Support order" means a judgment, decree, order, decision, or directive, whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued in a state or foreign country for the benefit of a child, a spouse, or a former spouse that provides for monetary support, health care, arrearages, retroactive support, or reimbursement for financial assistance provided to an individual obligee in place of child support. The term may include related costs and fees, interest, income withholding, automatic adjustment, reasonable attorney's fees, and other relief.
System: § 58.401 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter E(5) "System" means an automated statewide juvenile information and case management system.
System: § 261.3017 · Applies in § 261.3017 only(2) "System" means the entities that receive grants under the Texas Medical Child Abuse Resources and Education System (MEDCARES) authorized by Chapter 1001, Health and Safety Code.
System: § 261.30175 · Applies in § 261.30175 only(4) "System" has the meaning assigned by Section 261.3017.
Teen dating violence court program: § 54.0325 · Applies in § 54.0325 only(3) "Teen dating violence court program" means a program that includes: (A) a 12-week program designed to educate children who engage in dating violence and encourage them to refrain from engaging in that conduct; (B) a dedicated teen victim advocate who assists teen victims by offering referrals to additional services, providing counseling and safety planning, and explaining the juvenile justice system; (C) a court-employed resource coordinator to monitor children's compliance with the 12-week program; (D) one judge who presides over all of the cases in the jurisdiction that qualify for the program; and (E) an attorney in the district attorney's office or the county attorney's office who is assigned to the program.
Temporary emergency supervision: § 263.0022 · Applies in § 263.0022 only(a) In this section, "temporary emergency supervision" means the supervision and care provided by the department or a single source continuum contractor for a child without placement for whom the department has been appointed as the temporary or permanent managing conservator.
Temporary military duty: § 153.701 · Applies in Chapter 153, Subchapter L(4) "Temporary military duty" means the transfer of a service member of the armed forces of this state or the United States from one military base to a different location, usually another base, for a limited time for training or to assist in the performance of a noncombat mission.
Third-party administrator: § 154.1826 · Applies in § 154.1826 only(5) "Third-party administrator" means a person who is not a health benefit plan issuer or agent of a health benefit plan issuer and who provides administrative services for the program, including processing enrollment of eligible children in the program and processing premium payments on behalf of the program.
Title IV-D agency: § 101.033 · Applies throughout Title 5"Title IV-D agency" means the state agency designated under Chapter 231 to provide services under Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.).
Title IV-D case: § 101.034 · Applies throughout Title 5"Title IV-D case" means an action in which services are provided by the Title IV-D agency under Part D, Title IV, of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.), relating to the location of an absent parent, determination of parentage, or establishment, modification, or enforcement of a child support, medical support, or dental support obligation, including a suit for modification filed by the Title IV-D agency under Section 231.101(d) and any other action relating to the services that the Title IV-D agency is required or authorized to provide under Section 231.101.
Title IV-D case: § 231.114 · Applies in § 231.114 only(3) "Title IV-D case" means a case in which services are being provided by the Title IV-D agency under Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.) seeking to locate an absent parent, determine parentage, or establish, modify, enforce, or monitor a child support obligation.
Traffic offense: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(16) "Traffic offense" means: (A) a violation of a penal statute cognizable under Chapter 729, Transportation Code, except for conduct for which the person convicted may be sentenced to imprisonment or confinement in jail; or (B) a violation of a motor vehicle traffic ordinance of an incorporated city or town in this state.
Transitional living program: § 32.203 · Applies in § 32.203 only(a) In this section, "transitional living program" means a residential services program for children provided in a residential child-care facility licensed or certified by the Department of Family and Protective Services under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, that: (1) is designed to provide basic life skills training and the opportunity to practice those skills, with a goal of basic life skills development toward independent living; and (2) is not an independent living program.
Transitional Living Services Program: § 264.121 · Applies in § 264.121 only(3) "Transitional Living Services Program" means a program, administered by the department in accordance with department rules and state and federal law, for youth who are age 14 or older but not more than 21 years of age and are currently or were formerly in foster care, that assists youth in transitioning from foster care to independent living. The program provides transitional living services, Preparation for Adult Living Program services, and Education and Training Voucher Program services.
Trial independence: § 263.601 · Applies in Chapter 263, Subchapter G(3-a) "Trial independence" means the status assigned to a young adult under Section 263.6015.
Tribe: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(15) "Tribe" means an Indian tribe or band, or Alaskan Native village, that is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state.
Tribunal: § 15.052 · Applies in Chapter 15(14) "Tribunal" means a court, arbitrator, administrative agency, or other body acting in an adjudicative capacity that, after presentation of evidence or legal argument, has jurisdiction to render a decision affecting a party's interests in a matter.
Tribunal: § 88.002 · Applies in Chapter 88(8) "Tribunal" means a court, agency, or other entity authorized by law to issue or modify a protective order.
Tribunal: § 101.035 · Applies throughout Title 5"Tribunal" means a court, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial entity of a state authorized to establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to determine parentage.
Tribunal: § 159.102 · Applies in Chapter 159(29) "Tribunal" means a court, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to determine parentage of a child.
Truancy court: § 65.002 · Applies in Chapter 65(4) "Truancy court" means a court designated under Section 65.004 to exercise jurisdiction over cases involving allegations of truant conduct.
Unemancipated minor: § 33.001 · Applies in Chapter 33(5) "Unemancipated minor" includes a minor who: (A) is unmarried; and (B) has not had the disabilities of minority removed under Chapter 31.
Unexpected death: § 264.501 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter F(11) "Unexpected death" includes a death of a child that, before investigation: (A) appears to have occurred without anticipation or forewarning; and (B) was caused by trauma, suspicious or obscure circumstances, sudden infant death syndrome, abuse or neglect, or an unknown cause.
Uniform incident fingerprint card: § 58.101 · Applies in Chapter 58, Subchapter B(8) "Uniform incident fingerprint card" means a multiple-part form containing a unique incident number with space for information relating to the conduct for which a child has been taken into custody, detained, or referred, the child's fingerprints, and other relevant information.
United States central authority: § 159.701 · Applies in Chapter 159, Subchapter H(7) "United States central authority" means the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Valid court order: § 51.02 · Applies throughout Title 3(17) "Valid court order" means a court order entered under Section 54.04 concerning a child adjudicated to have engaged in conduct indicating a need for supervision as a status offender.
Victim: § 57.001 · Applies in Chapter 57(3) "Victim" means a person who as the result of the delinquent conduct of a child suffers a pecuniary loss or personal injury or harm.
Victim: § 93.001 · Applies in Chapter 93(3) "Victim" has the meaning assigned to "victim of family violence" by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code.
Visitation: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(16) "Visitation" means the possession of or access to a child.
Vital statistics unit: § 101.036 · Applies throughout Title 5"Vital statistics unit" means the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services.
Vital statistics unit: § 162.402 · Applies in Chapter 162, Subchapter E(14) "Vital statistics unit" means the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services.
Voluntary caregiver: § 261.3071 · Applies in § 261.3071 only(2) "Voluntary caregiver" means a person who voluntarily agrees to provide temporary care for a child: (A) who is the subject of an investigation by the department or whose parent, managing conservator, possessory conservator, guardian, caretaker, or custodian is receiving family-based safety services from the department; (B) who is not in the conservatorship of the department; and (C) who is placed in the care of the person by the parent or other person having legal custody of the child.
Volunteer advocate program: § 264.601 · Applies in Chapter 264, Subchapter G(2) "Volunteer advocate program" means a volunteer-based, nonprofit program that: (A) provides advocacy services to abused or neglected children with the goal of obtaining a permanent placement for a child that is in the child's best interest; and (B) complies with recognized standards for volunteer advocate programs.
Ward: § 52.011 · Applies in § 52.011 only(a) In this section, "ward" has the meaning assigned by Section 22.033, Estates Code.
Warrant: § 152.102 · Applies in Chapter 152(17) "Warrant" means an order issued by a court authorizing law enforcement officers to take physical custody of a child.
Writ of withholding: § 8.001 · Applies in Chapter 8(5) "Writ of withholding" means the document issued by the clerk of a court and delivered to an employer, directing that earnings be withheld for payment of spousal maintenance as provided by this chapter.
Young adult: § 263.601 · Applies in Chapter 263, Subchapter G(4) "Young adult" means a person who was in the conservatorship of the department on the day before the person's 18th birthday.