Tex. Fam. Code § 261.504 : FAMILY CODE — THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP — PROTECTION OF THE CHILD — INVESTIGATION OF REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT — PROTECTIVE ORDER IN CERTAIN CASES OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT — Required Findings; Issuance of Protective Order
(a) At the close of a hearing on an application for a protective order under this subchapter, the court shall find whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that:
(1) the child:
(A) is a victim of abuse or neglect; or
(B) has a history of being abused or neglected; and
(2) there is a threat of:
(A) immediate or continued abuse or neglect to the child;
(B) someone illegally taking the child from the home in which the child is placed;
(C) behavior that poses a threat to the caregiver with whom the child is placed; or
(D) someone committing an act of violence against the child or the child's caregiver.
(a-1) In making a determination whether the child is or has been a victim of abuse or neglect, the court shall consider the opinion of a medical professional obtained by an individual against whom a protective order is sought.
(b) If the court makes an affirmative finding under Subsection (a), the court shall issue a protective order that includes a statement of that finding.
Tex. Fam. Code § 261.504
Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1047,Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/2021.
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 317,Sec. 14, eff. if a specific appropriation for the implementation of the Act is provided in a general appropriations act of the 85th Legislature.