Tex. Fam. Code § 264.1015 · Subchapter B. FOSTER CARE
LIABILITY OF CHILD'S ESTATE FOR FOSTER CARE.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The cost of foster care provided for a child, including medical care, is an obligation of the estate of the child and the estate is liable to the department for the cost of the care.
(b) The department may take action to recover from the estate of the child the cost of foster care for the child.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 575, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.264.htm
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