Unless there is a finding of a history of family violence under Texas Family Code §153.004External Link, there is rebuttable presumption, in all suits that affect the parent-child relationship, that it is in the child’s best interest to name the child’s parents as the child’s joint managing conservators.

Texas Family Code §153.131External Link

If DFPS does not intend reunification as the outcome for the case, the caseworker must prepare sufficient evidence to show the specific parental conduct that threatens the child’s safety, or otherwise concretely demonstrate why appointing the parent as managing conservator is not in the child’s best interest.