Tex. Family Code § 263.408
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§ 263.408. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT OF NONPARENT AS MANAGING CONSERVATOR.
Official statutory text
(a) In a suit in which the court appoints a nonparent as managing conservator of a child:
(1) the department must provide the nonparent with an explanation of the differences between appointment as a managing conservator of a child and adoption of a child, including specific statements informing the nonparent that:
(A) the nonparent's appointment conveys only the rights specified by the court order or applicable laws instead of the complete rights of a parent conveyed by adoption;
(B) a parent may be entitled to request visitation with the child or petition the court to appoint the parent as the child's managing conservator, notwithstanding the nonparent's appointment as managing conservator; and
(C) the nonparent's appointment as the child's managing conservator will not result in the eligibility of the nonparent and child for postadoption benefits; and
(2) in addition to the rights and duties provided under Section 153.371, the court order appointing the nonparent as managing conservator must include provisions that address the authority of the nonparent to:
(A) authorize immunization of the child or any other medical treatment that requires parental consent;
(B) obtain and maintain health insurance coverage for the child and automobile insurance coverage for the child, if appropriate;
(C) enroll the child in a day-care program or school, including prekindergarten;
(D) authorize the child to participate in school-related or extracurricular or social activities, including athletic activities;
(E) authorize the child to obtain a learner's permit, driver's license, or state-issued identification card;
(F) authorize employment of the child;
(G) apply for and receive public benefits for or on behalf of the child; and
(H) obtain legal services for the child and execute contracts or other legal documents for the child.
(b) The court must require evidence that the nonparent was informed of the rights and duties of a nonparent appointed as managing conservator of a child before the court renders an order appointing the nonparent as managing conservator of a child.
(1) the department must provide the nonparent with an explanation of the differences between appointment as a managing conservator of a child and adoption of a child, including specific statements informing the nonparent that:
(A) the nonparent's appointment conveys only the rights specified by the court order or applicable laws instead of the complete rights of a parent conveyed by adoption;
(B) a parent may be entitled to request visitation with the child or petition the court to appoint the parent as the child's managing conservator, notwithstanding the nonparent's appointment as managing conservator; and
(C) the nonparent's appointment as the child's managing conservator will not result in the eligibility of the nonparent and child for postadoption benefits; and
(2) in addition to the rights and duties provided under Section 153.371, the court order appointing the nonparent as managing conservator must include provisions that address the authority of the nonparent to:
(A) authorize immunization of the child or any other medical treatment that requires parental consent;
(B) obtain and maintain health insurance coverage for the child and automobile insurance coverage for the child, if appropriate;
(C) enroll the child in a day-care program or school, including prekindergarten;
(D) authorize the child to participate in school-related or extracurricular or social activities, including athletic activities;
(E) authorize the child to obtain a learner's permit, driver's license, or state-issued identification card;
(F) authorize employment of the child;
(G) apply for and receive public benefits for or on behalf of the child; and
(H) obtain legal services for the child and execute contracts or other legal documents for the child.
(b) The court must require evidence that the nonparent was informed of the rights and duties of a nonparent appointed as managing conservator of a child before the court renders an order appointing the nonparent as managing conservator of a child.
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