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Texas Family Code - Section 161.208. Appointment Of Department Of Protective And Regulatory Services As Managing Conservator

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§ 161.208. APPOINTMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND 
REGULATORY SERVICES AS MANAGING CONSERVATOR.  If a parent of the 
child has not been personally served in a suit in which the 
Department of Protective and Regulatory Services seeks 
termination, the court that terminates a parent-child relationship 
may not appoint the Department of Protective and Regulatory 
Services as permanent managing conservator of the child unless the 
court determines that:
		(1)  the department has made a diligent effort to 
locate a missing parent who has not been personally served and a 
relative of that parent;  and
		(2)  a relative located by the department has had a 
reasonable opportunity to request appointment as managing 
conservator of the child or the department has not been able to 
locate the missing parent or a relative of the missing parent.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.           

Last modified: August 11, 2007