Section 35A.001 – Applicability

This chapter applies to a person whose relationship to a child would make the person eligible to consent to treatment under Section 32.001(a)(1), (2), or (3), and who has had actual care, custody, and control of the child for the six months preceding the filing of a...

Section 35.007 – Effect Of Temporary Authorization

(a) A person who relies in good faith on a temporary authorization order under this chapter is not subject to: (1) civil or criminal liability to any person; or (2) professional disciplinary action. (b) A temporary authorization order does not affect the rights of the...

Section 35.005 – Order For Temporary Authorization

(a) At the hearing on the petition, the court may hear evidence relating to the child’s need for care by the petitioner, any other matter raised in the petition, and any objection or other testimony of the child’s parent, conservator, or guardian. (b) The...

Section 35.004 – Notice; Hearing

(a) On receipt of the petition, the court shall set a hearing. (b) A copy of the petition and notice of the hearing shall be delivered to the parent, conservator, or guardian of the child by personal service or by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the last...