Texas Family Code 65.057 – Summons
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(a) After setting the date and time of an adjudication hearing, the truancy court shall direct the issuance of a summons to:
(1) the child named in the petition;
(2) the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian;
(3) the child’s guardian ad litem, if any; and
(4) any other person who appears to the court to be a proper or necessary party to the proceeding.
(b) The summons must require the persons served to appear before the court at the place, date, and time of the adjudication hearing to answer the allegations of the petition. A copy of the petition must accompany the summons. If a person, other than the child, required to appear under this section fails to attend a hearing, the truancy court may proceed with the hearing.
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 65.057
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The truancy court may endorse on the summons an order directing the person having the physical custody or control of the child to bring the child to the hearing.
(d) A party, other than the child, may waive service of summons by written stipulation or by voluntary appearance at the hearing.