Tex. Family Code § 264.901
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 264.901, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 264.901. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter:
(1) "Caregiver" means an individual, other than a child's parent, conservator, or legal guardian, who is related to the child or has a long-standing and significant relationship with the child or the child's family.
(2) "Parental child safety placement" means any temporary out-of-home placement of a child with a caregiver that is made by a parent or other person with whom the child resides in accordance with a written agreement approved by the department that ensures the safety of the child:
(A) during an investigation by the department of alleged abuse or neglect of the child; or
(B) while the parent or other person is receiving services from the department.
(3) "Parental child safety placement agreement" means an agreement between a parent or other person making a parental child safety placement and the caregiver that contains the terms of the placement and is approved by the department.
(1) "Caregiver" means an individual, other than a child's parent, conservator, or legal guardian, who is related to the child or has a long-standing and significant relationship with the child or the child's family.
(2) "Parental child safety placement" means any temporary out-of-home placement of a child with a caregiver that is made by a parent or other person with whom the child resides in accordance with a written agreement approved by the department that ensures the safety of the child:
(A) during an investigation by the department of alleged abuse or neglect of the child; or
(B) while the parent or other person is receiving services from the department.
(3) "Parental child safety placement agreement" means an agreement between a parent or other person making a parental child safety placement and the caregiver that contains the terms of the placement and is approved by the department.
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