After a child is placed in substitute care, CPS begins services to the child’s family as soon as possible. These services address parental behaviors that caused safety threats and ultimately the removal of the child or children from the home. When DFPS is the managing conservator and parental rights have not been terminated, DFPS continues to make sure services are available to the family, when appropriate, regardless of the permanency goal.

Texas Family Code §263.102(e)External Link

DFPS collaboratively develops a Family Plan of Service (FPOS) unless one of the exceptions in 6242.31 Exceptions to Requirements for the Family Plan of Service applies.

See 6600 Case Planning with Relatives and Other Kinship Caregivers.