Tex. Family Code § 55.17
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 55.17, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 55.17. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES NOT ORDERED; DISSOLUTION OF STAY.
Official statutory text
(a) If the court to which a child's case is referred under Section 55.12(2) does not order temporary or extended mental health services for the child, the court shall immediately notify in writing the referring juvenile court of the court's decision.
(b) If the juvenile court does not order temporary or extended mental health services for the child or if the juvenile court receives notice under Subsection (a) from the court to which the child's case is referred, the juvenile court shall dissolve the stay and continue the juvenile court proceedings.
(b) If the juvenile court does not order temporary or extended mental health services for the child or if the juvenile court receives notice under Subsection (a) from the court to which the child's case is referred, the juvenile court shall dissolve the stay and continue the juvenile court proceedings.
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