Caseworkers must give priority to a relative or fictive kin who is providing a parental child safety placement (PCSP) if all of the following apply:

• The child or youth comes into conservatorship.
• A noncustodial parent is unavailable.
• The placement is safe and available.

If there is an approved PCSP assessment in IMPACT, then a preliminary home assessment is not necessary and the caseworker must request a full home assessment within 48 hours of the child’s removal.

Texas Family Code §264.906

For financial support for relative and fictive kin placements, see:

6650 Financial Assistance Available to a Kinship Caregiver

Texas Family Code Chapter 264: Subchapter I Relative and Other Designated Caregiver Placement Program

Texas Family Code Chapter 264: Subchapter K Permanency Care Assistance Program

DFPS Rules, 40 Texas Administrative Code §700.1005