40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.1102 - Informing and Notifying Parents and Children
To protect the legal rights of parents and children, the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (PRS) must take the following actions when providing court-related services.
(1) PRS must inform the parents and children
of every planned court action. Whenever possible, PRS must notify the parents
and children of a planned court action before the action takes place, unless
PRS suspects that the parents may try to move to avoid the court action. If PRS
suspects that the parents may try to move to avoid a court action, PRS may take
one of the following actions before informing the parents of the planned court
action:
(A) PRS may request a temporary
restraining order to prohibit the parents from removing the child from the
state before PRS completes an investigation of child abuse or neglect;
or
(B) PRS may take possession of
the child under the authority of a statute or a court order.
(2) PRS must inform the parents of
their right to be represented by an attorney at every court hearing.
(3) PRS must inform the parents of their
right to attend every court hearing.
(4) When PRS takes possession of a child
without a court order or pursuant to an emergency order, PRS must give the
parents or legal guardian written notice of the removal.
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