Tex. Family Code § 262.413
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 262.413, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 262.413. EXTENSION OF ORDER.
Official statutory text
(a) The court may extend an order for family preservation services rendered under this subchapter on a showing by the department of a continuing need for the order, after notice and hearing. Except as provided by Subsection (b), the court may extend the order only one time for not more than 180 days.
(b) The court may extend an order rendered under this subchapter for not more than an additional 180 days only if:
(1) the court finds that:
(A) the extension is necessary to allow the person required to participate in family preservation services under the family preservation services plan time to complete those services;
(B) the department made a good faith effort to timely provide the services to the person;
(C) the person made a good faith effort to complete the services; and
(D) the completion of the services is necessary to ensure the physical health and safety of the child; and
(2) the extension is requested by the person required to participate in family preservation services under the family preservation services plan or the person's attorney.
(b) The court may extend an order rendered under this subchapter for not more than an additional 180 days only if:
(1) the court finds that:
(A) the extension is necessary to allow the person required to participate in family preservation services under the family preservation services plan time to complete those services;
(B) the department made a good faith effort to timely provide the services to the person;
(C) the person made a good faith effort to complete the services; and
(D) the completion of the services is necessary to ensure the physical health and safety of the child; and
(2) the extension is requested by the person required to participate in family preservation services under the family preservation services plan or the person's attorney.
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