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TITLE 40SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 19DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CHAPTER 705ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER GFAMILY VIOLENCE
RULE §705.3102Can DFPS apply for protective orders?

When APS staff validate an allegation that an alleged victim is a victim of family violence as specified in the Texas Family Code, §71.004, DFPS may apply for a protective order to protect the victim. Before filing the protective order, the APS caseworker contacts the victim and a nonabusive adult member of the household, if available:

  (1) to notify them of DFPS's intent to file a protective order; and

  (2) to request assistance in developing a safety plan for the victim and any nonabusive household members.
Source Note: The provisions of this §705.3102 adopted to be effective November 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 9940; amended to be effective September 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 6316 

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