Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 40. SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE |
PART 19. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES |
CHAPTER 735. INDEPENDENT COURT-ORDERED ADOPTION EVALUATIONS |
SUBCHAPTER A. DEFINITIONS, PURPOSE, AND SCOPE |
§ 735.101. What do certain words and terms mean in this subchapter? |
§ 735.103. What is the purpose of this subchapter? |
§ 735.105. Who is responsible for complying with the rules of this subchapter? |
SUBCHAPTER B. MAKING ASSESSMENTS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS |
§ 735.201. How does an adoption evaluator make assessments, conclusions, and recommendations when conducting an adoption evaluation? |
§ 735.203. May I consider the adoptive parent's membership in a military organization as a factor in an adoption evaluation? |
§ 735.205. Does an adoption evaluator have to report an illegal adoptive placement? |
SUBCHAPTER C. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRE-PLACEMENT PORTION OF AN ADOPTION EVALUATION AND REPORT |
§ 735.301. When is the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation conducted? |
§ 735.303. What requirements are there for obtaining information about the child in the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation? |
§ 735.305. What information about the adoptive parents must be included in the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation? |
§ 735.307. Whom must I interview during the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation? |
§ 735.309. What must I document regarding interviews for the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation? |
§ 735.311. What are the requirements for visiting the adoptive parents' home during the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation? |
§ 735.313. What information regarding the adoptive parents' home and grounds must be assessed? |
§ 735.317. What requirements are there about obtaining information about birth parents for the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation? |
§ 735.321. Must I complete the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation update if the adoptive parents plan to adopt another child? |
§ 735.323. What information must an update of the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation include? |
§ 735.325. What information must the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation report include? |
§ 735.327. Can the pre-placement and post-placement portions of an adoption evaluation be combined? |
SUBCHAPTER D. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POST-PLACEMENT PORTION OF AN ADOPTION EVALUATION AND REPORT |
§ 735.401. When must I conduct the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation and report? |
§ 735.403. Whom must I interview during the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation? |
§ 735.405. What issues must an interview for the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation address? |
§ 735.407. What must I document regarding interviews that I conduct for the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation? |
§ 735.409. What are the requirements for visiting the adoptive parents' home during the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation? |
§ 735.411. What information must be included in the post-placement portion of an adoption evaluation report? |
SUBCHAPTER E. BACKGROUND CHECK INFORMATION |
§ 735.501. How do I obtain the results of a fingerprint-based criminal history background check and a central registry background check for the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation? |
§ 735.503. How do I request an investigative record regarding abuse or neglect for the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation? |
SUBCHAPTER F. COPIES OF ADOPTION EVALUATION REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS |
§ 735.601. Are the adoptive parents entitled to a copy of the adoption evaluation report? |
§ 735.603. Whom must the adoptive parents contact with a complaint about how an adoption evaluation was conducted? |