Sec. 263.607. PROHIBITED APPOINTMENTS AND ORDERS. (a) The court may not appoint the department or the Department of Aging and Disability Services as the managing conservator or guardian of a young adult.
(b) A court may not order the department to provide a service to a young adult unless the department:
(1) is authorized to provide the service under state law; and
(2) is appropriated money to provide the service in an amount sufficient to comply with the court order and the department's obligations to other young adults for whom the department is required to provide similar services.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 96 (H.B. 704), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle E - Protection of the Child
Subchapter G. Extended Jurisdiction After Child's 18th Birthday
Section 263.6015. Trial Independence
Section 263.602. Extended Jurisdiction
Section 263.603. Extended Jurisdiction to Determine Guardianship
Section 263.604. Guardian's Consent to Extended Jurisdiction
Section 263.606. Duties of Attorney or Guardian Ad Litem