Tex. Family Code § 263.003
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 263.003, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 263.003. INFORMATION RELATING TO PLACEMENT OF CHILD.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), not later than the 10th day before the date set for a hearing under this chapter, the department shall file with the court any document described by Sections 262.114(a-1) and (a-2) that has not been filed with the court.
(b) The department is not required to file the documents required by Subsection (a) if the child is in an adoptive placement or another placement that is intended to be permanent.
(b) The department is not required to file the documents required by Subsection (a) if the child is in an adoptive placement or another placement that is intended to be permanent.
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