Irion County District Court, Texas Service and Proof of Service Rules

Before placing a child in a location that varies from the placement mandate, DFPS/2Ingage must contact the Department’s attorney of record and the child’s attorney ad litem to justify the variance.

After all efforts have been exhausted to achieve this mandate, DFPS/2Ingage shall contact the Department's attorney of record and the attorney ad litem for the child to justify the variance prior to placement of the child by the Department.

DFPS/2Ingage must notify the party’s or child’s attorney of the listed placement, medical, drug-trial, and medication events, and must give at least 48 hours’ advance notice of a residential treatment program change.

IT IS ORDERED that DFPS/2Ingage shall notify the attorney for the party or child of any placement change, significant change in medical condition, enrollment or participation in a drug trial program, the initial prescription of a psychotropic medication and at least 48 hours in advance of a change in residential treatment program (TFC § 264.018 (d) and (e)).

DFPS/2Ingage must notify the parent and the parent’s attorney of significant events within 48 hours of learning of them.

DFPS/2Ingage must provide notice to the parent and parents attorney within 48 hours of knowledge of any significant events (TFC § 264.018(f) and (g)).

DFPS/2Ingage must notify the child’s attorney in writing, by email when possible, about the listed significant matters before taking a related best-interest decision or action, unless the circumstances are exigent.

IT IS ORDERED that DFPS/2Ingage shall notify the attorney for the child of any and all significant changes with the child, medical interventions, medications, placement issues, diagnostic testing and/or other issues which pertain to any decision made for the “best interest” of the child prior to the decision and/or action unless exigent. This notification must be provided in writing, via email when possible.