The 2024 Tool Kit for Attorneys Representing Parents and Children in Child Welfare Cases, developed by the Children’s Commission Legal Representation Committee, reflects changes from the 88th Texas Legislative Session. New chapters include transitioning from trial to appellate counsel, appealing temporary orders, and representing children in the permanent managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. The tool kit covers legal essentials including pleadings, motions, evidentiary issues, hearing checklists, and related federal law issues. The tool kit also contains topical chapters on concurrent issues such as child well-being, older youth in care, paternity, child support and kinship support, incarcerated parents, and trauma-informed advocacy.

The 2024 Tool Kit for Attorneys Representing Parents and Children in Child Welfare Cases is available at no cost in the following formats:

• Online and Interactive, provided by LawBox
• On the LawBox App; Set Up Instructions for mobile or tablet devices
• Searchable PDF



Additional resources related to legal representation are available on the Children’s Commission website.  

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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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