DFPS conservatorship ends when a youth reaches adulthood at age 18. Although conservatorship ends, the Texas Family Code contains both mandatory and voluntary provisions for continuing the court’s jurisdiction beyond the dismissal of conservatorship. Continuing jurisdiction beyond conservatorship is known as extended jurisdiction. A court’s extended jurisdiction never extends beyond a young adult’s 21st birthday. For a diagram of the extended jurisdiction process, see the Extended Court Jurisdiction Flow Chart [sic, broken link].
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