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Texas Family Code - FAM § 55.12. Initiation of Proceedings for Court-Ordered Mental Health Services

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

If, after considering all relevant information, the juvenile court determines that evidence exists to support a finding that a child is a child with mental illness and that the child meets the criteria for court-ordered mental health services under Section 55.05, the court shall:

(1) initiate proceedings as provided by Section 55.65 to order temporary or extended mental health services, as provided in this chapter and Subchapter C, Chapter 574, Health and Safety Code;  1  or

(2) refer the child's case as provided by Section 55.68 to the appropriate court for the initiation of proceedings in that court to order temporary or extended mental health services for the child under this chapter and Subchapter C, Chapter 574, Health and Safety Code.

1  V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 574.031 et seq.
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