Texas Family Code - Section 61.104. Parental Written Statement
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§ 61.104. PARENTAL WRITTEN STATEMENT. (a) When a
petition for adjudication, a motion or petition to modify
disposition, or a motion or petition for discretionary transfer to
criminal court is served on a parent of the child, the parent must
be provided with a form prescribed by the Texas Juvenile Probation
Commission on which the parent can make a written statement about
the needs of the child or family or any other matter relevant to
disposition of the case.
(b) The parent shall return the statement to the juvenile
probation department, which shall transmit the statement to the
court along with the discretionary transfer report authorized by
Section 54.02(e), the disposition report authorized by Section
54.04(b), or the modification of disposition report authorized by
Section 54.05(e), as applicable. The statement shall be disclosed
to the parties as appropriate and may be considered by the court at
the disposition, modification, or discretionary transfer hearing.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, § 28, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Section: 61.054 61.055 61.056 61.057 61.101 61.102 61.103 61.104 61.105 61.106 61.107 71.001 71.002 71.0021 71.003
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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