Family reunification should be the primary permanency goal for every child in substitute care except when a court has determined that reunification efforts are not necessary due to aggravated circumstances.
Texas Family Code §262.2015
See 6234.14 Aggravated Circumstances or Criminal Convictions.
In some cases, however, the court may also determine that no efforts are reasonable because the child’s parents:
• cannot be found despite due diligence; or
• have:
• executed an affidavit of relinquishment;
• had their parental rights terminated by the court; or
• been part of ongoing reunification efforts that are no longer consistent with meeting the child’s needs to achieve permanency.
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