(a) A petition for temporary authorization for care of a child must:
(1) be styled “ex parte” and be in the name of the child; (2) be verified by the petitioner; (3) state:
(A) the name, date of birth, and current physical address of the child; (B) the name, date of birth, and current physical address of the petitioner; and (C) the name and, if known, the current physical and mailing addresses of the child’s parents, conservators, or guardians; (4) describe the status and location of any court proceeding in this or another state with respect to the child; (5) describe the petitioner’s relationship to the child; (6) provide the dates during the preceding 12 months that the child has resided with the petitioner; (7) describe any service or action that the petitioner is unable to obtain or undertake on behalf of the child without authorization from the court; (8) state any reason that the petitioner is unable to obtain signed, written documentation from a parent, conservator, or guardian of the child; (9) contain a statement of the period for which the petitioner is requesting temporary authorization; and (10) contain a statement of any reason supporting the request for the temporary authorization. (b) If the petition identifies a court proceeding with respect to the child under Subsection (a)(4), the petitioner shall submit a copy of any court order that designates a conservator or guardian of the child.
Tex. Fam. Code ยง 35.003
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. – Regular Session, ch. 334,Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2017.
