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Texas Family Code - Chapter 55 Proceedings Concerning Children With Mental Illness Or Mental RetardationLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Family Code > Texas Family Code - Chapter 55 Proceedings Concerning Children With Mental Illness Or Mental Retardation For purposes of this chapter, a child who is described as having a mental illness means a child who suffers from mental illness as defined ... For the purpose of initiating proceedings to order mental health or mental retardation services for a child or for commitment of a child as provided ... (a) Except as provided by this chapter, a child for whom inpatient mental health services is ordered by a court under this chapter shall be ... (a) On a motion by a party, the juvenile court shall determine whether probable cause exists to believe that a child who is alleged by ... If, after considering all relevant information, the juvenile court determines that evidence exists to support a finding that a child has a mental illness and ... (a) If the juvenile court initiates proceedings for temporary or extended mental health services under Section 55.12(1), the prosecuting attorney or the attorney for the ... (a) If the juvenile court refers the child's case to the appropriate court for the initiation of commitment proceedings under Section 55.12(2), the juvenile court ... If the juvenile court or a court to which the child's case is referred under Section 55.12(2) orders mental health services for the child, the ... (a) If the court to which the child's case is referred under Section 55.12(2) orders temporary or extended inpatient mental health services for the child, ... (a) If the court to which a child's case is referred under Section 55.12(2) does not order temporary or extended inpatient mental health services for ... If the child is discharged from the mental health facility before reaching 18 years of age, the juvenile court may: (1) dismiss the juvenile court ... (a) The juvenile court shall transfer all pending proceedings from the juvenile court to a criminal court on the 18th birthday of a child for ... (a) A child alleged by petition or found to have engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision who as a result ... (a) If the juvenile court determines that evidence exists to support a finding that a child is unfit to proceed as a result of mental ... (a) If the juvenile court or jury determines under Section 55.32 that a child is unfit to proceed with the juvenile court proceedings for delinquent ... (a) If the court issues a placement order under Section 55.33(a)(1), the court shall order the probation department or sheriff's department to transport the child ... (a) If the juvenile court issues a placement order under Section 55.33(a), the court shall order the probation department to send copies of any information ... (a) If a report submitted under Section 55.35(b) states that a child is fit to proceed, the juvenile court shall find that the child is ... If a report submitted under Section 55.35(b) states that a child is unfit to proceed as a result of mental illness and that the child ... (a) If the juvenile court initiates commitment proceedings under Section 55.37(1), the prosecuting attorney may file with the juvenile court an application for court-ordered mental ... (a) If the juvenile court refers the child's case to an appropriate court for the initiation of commitment proceedings under Section 55.37(2), the juvenile court ... If a report submitted under Section 55.35(b) states that a child is unfit to proceed as a result of mental retardation and that the child ... (a) If the juvenile court initiates commitment proceedings under Section 55.40(1), the prosecuting attorney may file with the juvenile court an application for placement under ... (a) If the juvenile court refers the child's case to an appropriate court for the initiation of commitment proceedings under Section 55.40(2), the juvenile court ... (a) The prosecuting attorney may file with the juvenile court a motion for a restoration hearing concerning a child if: (1) the child is found ... (a) The juvenile court shall transfer all pending proceedings from the juvenile court to a criminal court on the 18th birthday of a child for ... (a) If the juvenile court or a court to which the child's case is referred under Section 55.37(2) orders mental health services for the child, ... (a) A child alleged by petition to have engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision is not responsible for the conduct ... (a) If the court or jury finds that a child is not responsible for the child's conduct under Section 55.51, the court shall: (1) if ... (a) If the court issues a placement order under Section 55.52(a)(1), the court shall order the probation department or sheriff's department to transport the child ... (a) If the juvenile court issues a placement order under Section 55.52(a), the court shall order the probation department to send copies of any information ... (a) If a report submitted under Section 55.54(b) states that a child does not have a mental illness or mental retardation, the juvenile court shall ... If a report submitted under Section 55.54(b) states that a child has a mental illness and that the child meets the commitment criteria for civil ... (a) If the juvenile court initiates commitment proceedings under Section 55.56(1), the prosecuting attorney may file with the juvenile court an application for court-ordered mental ... (a) If the juvenile court refers the child's case to an appropriate court for the initiation of commitment proceedings under Section 55.56(2), the juvenile court ... If a report submitted under Section 55.54(b) states that a child has mental retardation and that the child meets the commitment criteria for civil commitment ... (a) If the juvenile court initiates commitment proceedings under Section 55.59(1), the prosecuting attorney may file with the juvenile court an application for placement under ... (a) If the juvenile court refers the child's case to an appropriate court for the initiation of commitment proceedings under Section 55.59(2), the juvenile court ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |