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Tex. Fam. Code § 263.304 (2026)

Initial Permanency Hearing; Time

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Sec. 263.304. INITIAL PERMANENCY HEARING; TIME. (a) Not later than the 180th day after the date the court renders a temporary order appointing the department as temporary managing conservator of a child, the court shall hold a permanency hearing to review the status of, and permanency plan for, the child to ensure that a final order consistent with that permanency plan is rendered before the date for dismissal of the suit under this chapter.

(b) The court shall set a final hearing under this chapter on a date that allows the court to render a final order before the date for dismissal of the suit under this chapter. Any party to the suit or an attorney ad litem for the child may seek a writ of mandamus to compel the court to comply with the duties imposed by this subsection.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 113, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 14, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 87, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1090, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: In re Texas Dep't of Prot. & Regulatory Servs., 71 S.W.3d 446 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2002).
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In re Texas Dep't of Prot. & Regulatory Servs., 71 S.W.3d 446 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2002). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 263.304(b) (Vernon Supp.”
In re Jeffries, 979 S.W.2d 429 (Tex. App.—Waco 1998). “Laws 3888 , 3929 (amended 1997) (current version at Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 263.304 (Vernon Supp.”
in the Interest of T.T.F., a Child, 331 S.W.3d 461 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2010). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 263.304(b); E.D.L., 105 S.”
Ryder v. State, 917 S.W.2d 503 (Tex. App.—Waco 1996). “Tex.Fam.Code Ann. §§ 263.304, 263.305 (Vernon Supp.”
In the Interest of A.L.S., 74 S.W.3d 173 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2002). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 263.304 (Vernon Supp.”
in the Interest of N.V.D., a Child, 102 S.W.3d 268 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2003). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 263.304(a) (Vernon 2002).”
In the Interest of C.G.B., A/K/A M.G.K., & J.R.B., A/K/A R.R.K., Child., 163 S.W.3d 805 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2005). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 263.304, 263.305 (Vernon 2002).”
In re NVD, 102 S.W.3d 268 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2003). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 263.304(a) (Vernon 2002).”
In re Als, 74 S.W.3d 173 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2002). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 263.304 (Vernon Supp.”
In re CGB, 163 S.W.3d 805 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2005). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 263.304, 263.305 (Vernon 2002).”
In re TTF, 331 S.W.3d 461 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2010). “could have sought to enforce her procedural right to a timely status hearing, a timely initial permanency hearing, and timely subsequent permanency hearings by mandamus.”
In re K.D.P.S., No. 14-12-01112-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 8, 2013). · cites it 2× “3 Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 263.304 (b). In contrast, Section 263.”
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Tex. Fam. Code § 263.304(a): 3 cases
in the Interest of N.V.D., a Child, 102 S.W.3d 268 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2003). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 263.304(a) (Vernon 2002).”
In re NVD, 102 S.W.3d 268 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2003). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 263.304(a) (Vernon 2002).”
In re K.D.P.S., No. 14-12-01112-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 8, 2013). “3 Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 263.304 (b). In contrast, Section 263.”
Tex. Fam. Code § 263.304(b): 3 cases
In re Texas Dep't of Prot. & Regulatory Servs., 71 S.W.3d 446 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2002). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 263.304(b) (Vernon Supp.”
in the Interest of T.T.F., a Child, 331 S.W.3d 461 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2010). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 263.304(b); E.D.L., 105 S.”
In re TTF, 331 S.W.3d 461 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2010). “could have sought to enforce her procedural right to a timely status hearing, a timely initial permanency hearing, and timely subsequent permanency hearings by mandamus.”
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