Menu DFPS Policy Handbooks
- Handbook Search
-
- Revision Memos
- Most Recent Revisions
- Handbooks
- Child Protective Services
- CPS Community-Based Care
- Adult Protective Services
- Table of Contents
- 1000 Overview
- 2000 SWI & Case Assignment
- 3000 Scope & Eligibility
- 4000 HHSC or Other Settings
- 5000 Complex Cases
- 6000 Evidence
- 7000 Guardianship
- 8000 Investigations & Assessments
- 9000 Case Contacts
- 10000 Provide & Arrange Services
- 11000 Death of Client
- 12000 Legal Actions
- 13000 Case Closure
- 14000 Due Process & Release
- 15000 Confidentiality & Records
- Appendices
- Definitions
- Child Care Investigations
- Statewide Intake
- Background Checks
- Contracting Policies
- Community Engagement
- Office of Consumer Affairs
- Records Management Group
- Subpoena Policy
- Travel Claims and Services
- Asset Management
- Ethics Policy
- Title IV-E Handbooks
- Title IV-E Training
- Title IV-E County
- Helpful Links
- Statutes
- TAC Rules
- TAC Waivers for Foster Care Redesign
- DFPS Contracting Policies
- Email Updates
Child Protective Services Handbook Revision
September 2008
This revision of the Child Protective Services Handbook was published on September 2, 2008.
Requirements for Marriage by Youths in Conservatorship (PATS 2047)
The content of the item below is revised to clarify issues regarding youths under age 18 who wish to marry. Specifically, youths who are at least 16 years old, but younger than 18 years old, may not marry unless they have the consent of a parent or other person designated by a court, or a court order, to authorize the marriage. Also, a court order is required before a youth under age 16 can marry. See:
6563 Marriage of Youths in Conservatorship