Tex. Family Code § 261.501
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 261.501, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 261.501. FILING APPLICATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER IN CERTAIN CASES OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT.
Official statutory text
The department may file an application for a protective order for a child's protection under this subchapter on the department's own initiative or jointly with a parent, relative, or caregiver of the child who requests the filing of the application if the department:
(1) has temporary managing conservatorship of the child;
(2) determines that:
(A) the child:
(i) is a victim of abuse or neglect; or
(ii) has a history of being abused or neglected; and
(B) there is a threat of:
(i) immediate or continued abuse or neglect to the child;
(ii) someone illegally taking the child from the home in which the child is placed;
(iii) behavior that poses a threat to the caregiver with whom the child is placed; or
(iv) someone committing an act of violence against the child or the child's caregiver; and
(3) is not otherwise authorized to apply for a protective order for the child's protection under Chapter 82.
(1) has temporary managing conservatorship of the child;
(2) determines that:
(A) the child:
(i) is a victim of abuse or neglect; or
(ii) has a history of being abused or neglected; and
(B) there is a threat of:
(i) immediate or continued abuse or neglect to the child;
(ii) someone illegally taking the child from the home in which the child is placed;
(iii) behavior that poses a threat to the caregiver with whom the child is placed; or
(iv) someone committing an act of violence against the child or the child's caregiver; and
(3) is not otherwise authorized to apply for a protective order for the child's protection under Chapter 82.
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