The FAD worker must respond to inquiries from interested persons:

 •   making a general inquiry about becoming a foster or adoptive parent; or

 •   inquiring about becoming a foster or adoptive parent to a specific child.

The FAD worker must accept inquires:

 •   by phone;

 •   by email;

 •   online through the TARE website; or

 •   in person.

The FAD worker must respond in writing within 10 working days of receiving an inquiry, to provide more information about the process of becoming a foster or adoptive family with DFPS.

To obtain the necessary information about an interested family, the FAD worker must use Form 2169  Inquiry Form for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Families.

See 6980 Texas Adoption Resource Exchange (TARE) for more information.