Sec. 262.304. FILING PETITION AFTER ACCEPTING POSSESSION OF ABANDONED CHILD. A child for whom the Department of Family and Protective Services assumes care, control, and custody under Section 262.303 shall be treated as a child taken into possession without a court order, and the department shall take action as required by Section 262.105 with regard to the child.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 809, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.167, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle E - Protection of the Child
Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child
Subchapter D. Emergency Possession of Certain Abandoned Children
Section 262.302. Accepting Possession of Certain Abandoned Children
Section 262.303. Notification of Possession of Abandoned Child
Section 262.304. Filing Petition After Accepting Possession of Abandoned Child
Section 262.305. Report to Law Enforcement Agency; Investigation
Section 262.307. Reimbursement for Care of Abandoned Child