Each permanency plan, if incorporated into a court’s final order, has a specific effect on DFPS’s conservatorship status and may result in termination of the parent’s rights as shown in the table below. For information on permanency goals and the general order of preference for the goals, see 6212 Permanency Planning.
Permanency Goal (IMPACT Code) | Effect on Parental Rights and Conservatorship |
|---|---|
Family reunification (with or without monitored return) | • DFPS is dismissed as conservator, one parent is named as managing conservator, and the other parent may have his or her parental rights terminated, may be made a possessory conservator, or may be made joint managing conservator; or • DFPS is dismissed as conservator and the parents, who are cohabitating, have their rights restored, as if the lawsuit did not happen. |
Alt. Family: Relative/Kinship Adoption | Parental rights are terminated DFPS is dismissed as conservator, once the adoption is consummated |
Alt. Family: Relative/ Kinship Conservatorship | Parental rights may or may not be terminated DFPS is dismissed when the relative or kin is named as permanent managing conservator (PMC) |
Alt. Family: Unrelated Adoption | Parental rights are terminated DFPS is dismissed as conservator, once the adoption is consummated |
Alt. Family: Unrelated Conservatorship | Parental rights may or may not be terminated DFPS is dismissed when another person is named as PMC |
APPLA Family: Foster Family DFPS Conservatorship | Parental rights may or may not be terminated DFPS remains PMC |
APPLA Family: Other Family DFPS Conservatorship | Parental rights may or may not be terminated DFPS remains PMC |
APPLA: Independent Living | Parental rights may or may not be terminated DFPS remains PMC |
APPLA: Community Care | Parental rights may or may not be terminated DFPS remains PMC |
Leave a Comment: