A Permanency Care Assistance agreement may be terminated before a child turns 18 years old when any of the following occurs:

• The prospective permanent managing conservator is not granted managing conservatorship of the child.
• DFPS determines that the permanent managing conservator was mistakenly determined to be eligible for PCA.
• The permanent kinship conservator is no longer legally responsible for the child’s care because of a change in legal status before the child reached 18 years of age.
• The permanent kinship conservator is no longer providing any care or other support to the child.
• The child dies.
• The permanent kinship conservator requests that the agreement be terminated.

When the child moves out of or leaves the permanent managing conservator’s home, the permanent managing conservator does the following:

• Reports the change.
• Provides evidence of the conservator’s continued, routine, and ongoing financial support of the child.

If the child returns to substitute care and DFPS becomes the child’s managing conservator, the child’s PCA is suspended so DFPS can provide foster care payments. In this situation, PCA cannot be transferred to a subsequent permanent managing conservator.

DFPS Rules, 40 TAC §700.1047External Link