Sec. 264.203. REQUIRED PARTICIPATION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the court on request of the department may order the parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other member of the subject child's household to:
(1) participate in the services the department provides or purchases for:
(A) alleviating the effects of the abuse or neglect that has occurred; or
(B) reducing the reasonable likelihood that the child may be abused or neglected in the immediate or foreseeable future; and
(2) permit the child and any siblings of the child to receive the services.
(b) The department may request the court to order the parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other member of the child's household to participate in the services whether the child resides in the home or has been removed from the home.
(c) If the person ordered to participate in the services fails to follow the court's order, the court may impose appropriate sanctions in order to protect the health and safety of the child, including the removal of the child as specified by Chapter 262.
(d) If the court does not order the person to participate, the court in writing shall specify the reasons for not ordering participation.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.55, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406 (S.B. 758), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2007.
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