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TITLE 40 SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 19DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CHAPTER 707CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS
SUBCHAPTER AINVESTIGATIONS
DIVISION 1INTAKE, INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT
RULE §707.465What is abandonment?
ISSUE 09/23/2022
ACTION Final/Adopted
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
Neglect is defined in Texas Family Code (TFC) §261.001(4) as an act or failure to act by a person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare evidencing the person's blatant disregard for the consequences of the act or failure to act that results in harm to the child or that creates an immediate danger to the child's physical health or safety. Abandonment is a subset of the statutory definition of neglect and involves leaving a child in a situation where the child would be exposed to an immediate danger of physical or mental harm, without arranging for necessary care for the child, and the demonstration of an intent not to return by a parent, guardian, or managing or possessory conservator of the child.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on September 2, 2022

TRD-202203488

Vicki Kozikoujekian

General Counsel

Department of Family and Protective Services

Effective date: September 22, 2022

Proposal publication date: July 1, 2022

For further information, please call: (512) 915-1729

 

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