Tex. Family Code § 161.2081
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 161.2081, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 161.2081. NOTICE OF TERMINATION FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.
Official statutory text
Immediately after a court renders an order terminating the parent-child relationship in a suit filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services, the department shall notify each individual described by Section 102.006(c) who has been identified under Section 262.1095 that:
(1) the parent-child relationship has been terminated; and
(2) the individual has 90 days after the date the order is rendered to file an original suit or a suit for modification requesting managing conservatorship of the child in accordance with Section 102.006(c).
(1) the parent-child relationship has been terminated; and
(2) the individual has 90 days after the date the order is rendered to file an original suit or a suit for modification requesting managing conservatorship of the child in accordance with Section 102.006(c).
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