The 2024 Tool Kit for Attorneys Representing the Department of Family and Protective Services in Child Welfare Cases is now available on the Children’s Commission website. Updates to the tool kit reflect changes from the 88th Legislative Session and highlight required actions by DFPS before and after each hearing. 

The tool kit covers legal essentials including pleadings, motions, evidentiary issues, statutory hearings, and related federal law. The tool kit also contains topical chapters on concurrent issues such as reasonable efforts, paternity, placement, child support and kinship support, visitation, and older youth in care. The 2024 tool kit features additional checklists including: 

• Required Participation Hearing
• Reasonable Efforts
• Foster Care & Education
• Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
• Termination Grounds

The 2024 Tool Kit for Attorneys Representing the Department of Family and Protective Services in Child Welfare Cases will also be made available at no cost in an online and interactive format provided on the LawBox App. Additionally, a limited number of print copies may be made available for distribution. Please check the Children’s Commission website regularly for an update on the availability of the tool kit in these additional formats.

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For a complete list of Resource Letters, please visit the Children's Commission webpage. Information provided by the Children’s Commission should not be read as a commentary by the Supreme Court of Texas or any other court. The Children’s Commission website is not equipped to facilitate dialogue or conversation about matters related to the information in this communique. For more information about the Children’s Commission, please visit our website.

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