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TITLE 40 | SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE |
PART 19 | DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES |
CHAPTER 735 | INDEPENDENT COURT-ORDERED ADOPTION EVALUATIONS |
SUBCHAPTER D | MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POST-PLACEMENT PORTION OF AN ADOPTION EVALUATION AND REPORT |
RULE §735.401 | When must I conduct the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation and report? |
You must conduct the interviews for the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation after the child has resided in the adoptive parents' home for at least five months, unless otherwise directed by the court. However, you may start the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation and report, such as the gathering of written information, after the child begins living in the adoptive parents' home. |
Source Note: The provisions of this §735.401 adopted to be effective March 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 1489; transferred effective May 1, 2018, as published in the Texas Register April 13, 2018, 43 TexReg 2289 |