Schleicher County District Court, Texas Document Filing Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

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Notice requesting child meeting

A notice requesting a meeting with a child must be filed so the court coordinator can arrange it.

Please file a notice requesting the meeting so that the court coordinator can arrange.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Advisement

DFPS/2Ingage must file an Advisement describing attempts to place the child within the specified region.

IT IS ORDERED that DFPS/2Ingage shall file a written report (hereafter "Advisement") to the Court of the attempts to achieve placement within the above region.

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Advisement

An emergency-change Advisement must state the reason for the change, when the relevant agency or provider was notified, and whether and when the child will return to the prior placement.

This report shall include the following: 1) the reason for the change; 2) when the CPA/Dept/2Ingage were notified of the necessity for the change: 3) if the child will be returning to the prior placement and the date of that occurrence.

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Written report

If the stated placement conditions persist for three months, the assigned DFPS placement worker or 2Ingage placement specialist must provide the Court a written report with the specified information.

IT IS ORDERED that if a child has not been placed in their home county or within 150 miles of the Courthouse of their home county and is not in a relative/fictive kin or adoptive home after a period of three (3) months—DFPS placement or the 2Ingage "placement specialist" assigned to the child shall provide a written report to the Court that includes the following information: 1)

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Written report

The three-month placement report must identify contacted placements, the person with personal knowledge who contacted them, and their responses; email or fax attempts do not satisfy the contact requirement.

what placements were contacted; 2) what person with personal knowledge of the child contacted the placements; and 3) the response from the placement. Emails or fax contact attempts will not be considered as complying with this requirement.

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Report advisement

Relative, kinship, or family placements that do not qualify for subsidy must be told the detailed reason, and the Court must receive a report explaining the reason and whether an exception was requested.

IT IS ORDERED that all relative/kinship/family placements that “do not qualify” for subsidy shall be told in detail the reason why they do not qualify and a report/advisement provided to the Court explaining the reasoning and whether a request for an exception has been made.

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Advisement

An advisement about psychotropic-medication consent must be filed immediately and include the specified consent-validity and treatment information.

**IT IS ORDERED** that an advisement shall immediately be filed with the court that includes the following information (TFC §266.0042, 264.018): The validity of the consent. Medical consent to giving a psychotropic medication is valid only if: - It is given voluntarily and without undue influence and - The consenter receives information (given verbally or in writing) describing: - The specific condition to be treated. - The beneficial effects on that condition expected from the medication. - The probable health and mental health consequences of not consenting to the medication. - The probable clinically significant side effects and risks associated with the medication. - *The generally accepted alternative medications and non-pharmacological interventions to the medication*, if any, and - The reasons for the proposed course of treatment

CRITICALCivil cases

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DFPS Form 4526 Psychotropic Medication Treatment Consent

For a new psychotropic medication, DFPS Form 4526 must be completed and signed by the medical consenter and the health-care provider or designee.

When consenting to a new psychotropic medication, DFPS Form 4526 Psychotropic Medication Treatment Consent must be completed and signed by the medical consenter and the health-care provider or designee.

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Service plan

Children in the Department’s permanent managing care must have new service plans documenting efforts to leave care, with youth-for-tomorrow information no more than six months old and adoption and TARE information updated at least every six months.

**IT IS ORDERED** that all children in the permanent managing care of the Department shall have new service plans that include all the efforts made to get them out of care as soon as possible. The youth for tomorrow information shall be current and up to date, no later than 6 months old. All adoption and TARE information shall be updated no less than 6 months apart.

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Service plan

For a youth older than 15, the primary caseworker’s service plan must address the enumerated education, health, transition, financial, housing, and other planning matters.

If the youth is older than 15 years of age, the primary caseworker shall develop a service plan which shall include: 1. All education plans, 504 accommodations, most recent ARD information, specific plan to graduate or seek vocational training; 2. Provide for education information to include the foster care liaison at higher education institutions, obtain the name and contact information of those individuals to provide to youth; assist in filling out any FAFSA, admission, or fee waiver forms as needed; 3. All efforts to get a state issued identification card; 4. All efforts to obtain drivers education; 5. All efforts to obtain a driver's license; 6. Set up access to, and information for a medical portal to access all medical information, appointments and prescriptions; 7. A thorough medication review with a pediatric psychiatrist, in person, so the child may ask any questions about psychotropic medications, the caseworker must attend this visit, and all AAL/GAL's must be notified; 8. Referrals to the Texas Workforce Commissions Employment readiness program 9. Provide continued information about the qualifications and availability of public benefits to include: social security, veteran or service member benefits, SNAP, WIC, TANF, and housing assistance; 10. The options available to the youth for adoption, fostering, and aging out of the system – including SIL and TLP information; 11. Apply for a housing application or SIL by the month before the youth's 18th birthday to insure knowledge of options and a place on any waiting lists; 12. Create a secure cloud account to which the youth has the password for scanning all of the youths important documents, including social security, birth certificate; identification cards and any other important papers such that the youth shall have access to those papers if physical copies are lost; 13. Make every effort to establish a bank account in the child's name for their control and use (TFC §264.1215), or set up another application such as Greenlight Card, Venmo, CashApp or other money deposit/holding account; 14. Run a credit check with the child and explain what having credit means; 15. Inform the child of the risks of payday loans, unsecured loans, and motor vehicle loans; 16. Provide an explanation of bank interest rates and how to avoid financial scams; 17. Obtain and maintain a digital cloud calendar for the youth, accessible by the youth, with all relevant appointments and contact information for attorney, physicians, dentists, therapists and support groups; 18. Ensure that the child has luggage, with a combination lock to store belongings; 19. Inform the young adult of the higher education benefits and the need to enroll for at least one credit hour in school prior to their 27th birthday to keep those benefits.

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Agreed order

An agreed order must be signed by all parties and attorneys.

An Agreed order must be signed by all the parties and attorneys.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Witness exhibit list

Witness and exhibit lists must be filed with the Court and are used to make hearing time-allotment decisions.

These witness/exhibit lists must be filed with the Court and are relied upon when making decisions concerning time allotments during the hearing.

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Exhibits

Parties must still prove up their exhibits during the trial or court proceeding.

The parties must still prove up any exhibits during the trial/court proceeding.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Pre trial scheduling order

A standard pre-trial scheduling order must be used.

IT IS ORDERED that a standard pre-trial scheduling order shall be utilized.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Notice requesting child meeting

A notice requesting a child meeting should include relevant school, therapy, or appointment conflicts.

When filing, please include relevant information like school, therapy, or appointment conflicts.

WARNINGCivil cases

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Agreed order

An order cannot be treated as agreed if there is an unknown or absentee parent.

If there is an unknown parent, or an absentee parent, unfortunately, that cannot be an “agreed order.”

WARNINGCivil cases

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Written report in lieu of appearance

Written reports in lieu of appearances are accepted only for good cause when an emergency need is communicated to the Court and the report provides enough information to assess whether the children’s needs are being met; a standard compliance form is insufficient.

Unless as directed by the Texas Family Code, the Court does not take written reports in lieu of appearances on a regular basis. They are accepted for good cause when the emergency need arises, it has been expressed to the court, and the report contains the information needed to ascertain whether or not the child/children are having their needs met. A standard form stating you have met with the child and complied with the code is not enough.

WARNINGCivil cases

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Witness exhibit list email

The subject line of the email should say: Court Proceeding Exhibits of (Plaintiff/Petitioner/State or Defendant/Respondent) – Cause No. ____.

The subject line of the email should say: Court Proceeding Exhibits of (Plaintiff/Petitioner/State or Defendant/Respondent) – Cause No. ____.