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But parents and caregivers are still accountable for a kid’s care, and inadequate supervision can be a type of neglect, according to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
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). [1] [2]
Instead, the state's child protective services agency, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), ordered the parents to leave the hospital and placed the baby in foster care.
A Texas mother left her 16-month-old child alone at home to travel 150 miles to another city, in hopes of meeting a man she met on the dating app Hinge. Reese Louise Myers, 25, was arrested and ...
Child protective services (CPS) refers to government agencies in the United States that investigate allegations of child abuse or neglect, and if confirmed, intervene by providing services to the family through a safety plan, in-home monitoring, supervision, or if a safety plan is not feasible or in emergencies, removing the child from the custody of their parent or legal guardian.
DePelchin is also licensed as a Child Placing agency and a Child Care agency by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS). This state agency is charged with the welfare and protection of children and is responsible for issuing licenses to organizations that permit them to operate residential treatment facilities, provide ...
Texas parents Temecia and Rodney Jackson are demanding the return of their newborn baby after she was taken by child protective services in Dallas last month following a home birth.
In March 2022, when Greg Abbott issued a directive to Texas's child protective services agency (DFPS) to open investigations into "child abuse" by parents who provide gender-affirming care to their transgender children, [15] Menefee publicly refused to prosecute civil cases against those parents, publishing an open letter in The Daily Beast. [16]