Texas HB3282 modifies procedures for suits affecting parent-child relationships filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Texas HB3282 amends the Family Code to change procedures in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services. The bill restricts the department from filing a petition for termination unless specific conditions are met, such as the child being in the department's conservatorship for at least 15 of the previous 22 months or the child being under two years old and previously determined to be abandoned.

Texas HB3282 modifies procedures for suits affecting parent-child relationships filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Texas HB3282 amends the Family Code to change procedures in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services. The bill restricts the department from filing a petition for termination unless specific conditions are met, such as the child being in the department's conservatorship for at least 15 of the previous 22 months or the child being under two years old and previously determined to be abandoned.