Tex. Family Code § 61.104
PARENTAL WRITTEN STATEMENT
Texas · Texas Family Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Family Code § 61.104, PARENTAL WRITTEN STATEMENT, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/642867
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(a) When a petition for adjudication, a motion or petition to modify disposition, or a motion or petition for discretionary transfer to criminal court is served on a parent of the child, the parent must be provided with a form prescribed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department on which the parent can make a written statement about the needs of the child or family or any other matter relevant to disposition of the case.
(b) The parent shall return the statement to the juvenile probation department, which shall transmit the statement to the court along with the discretionary transfer report authorized by Section 54.02(e), the disposition report authorized by Section 54.04(b), or the modification of disposition report authorized by Section 54.05(e), as applicable. The statement shall be disclosed to the parties as appropriate and may be considered by the court at the disposition, modification, or discretionary transfer hearing.