Blog Posts in Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

A protective order and a restraining order are both similar in that they are orders that must be signed and approved by the Court. They offer protection to people but are often used interchangeably. ...

The Department of Family and Protective Services ( DFPS ) investigates situations that involve abuse and/or neglect of a child. If it is suspected that your child has been abused or neglected a person ...

What does it mean for Child Protective Services ( CPS ) to become involved with your family? It’s probably become pretty obvious to you that CPS is not contacting you for something good. It’s likely ...

When your child is removed as a part of a Texas Child Protective Services ( CPS ) case and placed into foster care it would be natural on some level to view the foster family as something of an enemy. ...

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services ( DFPS ) has underneath its governance a division known as Child Protective Services ( CPS ). This agency is responsible for protecting children ...

Because of the special circumstances surrounding Native American children, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) was created in 1978. The Act requires child welfare organizations across the nation, ...