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The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for investigating charges of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children, the elderly, and adults with disabilities. Prior to its creation in 2004, the agency had been called the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services ( DPRS ).
Conservatorship is a legal term referring to the legal responsibilities of a conservator over the affairs of a person who has been deemed gravely disabled by the court and unable to meet their basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter. They are governed by the state's individual laws.
Guardianship for an incapacitated elderly person typically arises when someone determines that an elderly person has become unable to care for their own person and/or property. In fact, most alleged wards are elderly ( M s = 76–82 years), many of whom resided in a care facility and had been diagnosed with a neurological impairment such as ...
Texas law doesn’t say what age is old enough for a child to stay at home alone. But parents and caregivers are still accountable for a kid’s care, and inadequate supervision can be a type of ...
Jay Leno is the latest celebrity to put a spotlight on the legal arrangement known as a conservatorship, after the former "Tonight Show" host filed a petition for a conservatorship over his wife's ...
Jay Leno is seeking a conservatorship for his wife of 43 years, Mavis, who’s living with dementia.. The filing, obtained by Yahoo Entertainment, was made in Los Angeles Superior Court on Jan. 26 ...
In the decades leading up to the 1970s child custody battles were rare, and in most cases the mother of minor children would receive custody. [5] Since the 1970s, as custody laws have been made gender-neutral, contested custody cases have increased as have cases in which the children are placed in the primary custody of the father.
DePelchin Children's Center, founded in 1892 in Houston, Texas, is a nonprofit organization focused on supporting and sustaining children and the families who care for them. DePelchin provides a range of services for children and families — it is an accredited foster care and adoption agency, and it also provides residential treatment for ...