Tex. Family Code § 263.101
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 263.101, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 263.101. DEPARTMENT TO FILE SERVICE PLAN.
Official statutory text
Except as provided by Section 262.2015, not later than the 45th day after the date the court renders a temporary order appointing the department as temporary managing conservator of a child under Chapter 262, the department shall file a service plan.
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