Terms Used In Texas Family Code 34.0021

  • 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

A parent may enter into an authorization agreement with an adult caregiver with whom a child is placed under a parental child safety placement agreement approved by the Department of Family and Protective Services to allow the person to perform the acts described by § 34.002(a) with regard to the child:
(1) during an investigation of abuse or neglect; or
(2) while the department is providing services to the parent.