Tex. Codes » Family Code · TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD · CHAPTER 263. REVIEW OF PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER CARE OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Texas Codes

Tex. Fam. Code § 263.502 (2026)

Permanency Progress Report After Final Order

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section TX-LEGstatutes.capitol.texas.gov Justiaon Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

Sec. 263.502. PERMANENCY PROGRESS REPORT AFTER FINAL ORDER. (a) Not later than the 10th day before the date set for a permanency hearing after a final order is rendered, the department shall file a permanency progress report with the court and provide a copy to each person entitled to notice under Section 263.0021.

(a-1) The permanency progress report must contain:

(1) information necessary for the court to conduct the permanency hearing and make its findings and determinations under Section 263.5031;

(2) information on significant events, as defined by Section 264.018; and

(3) any additional information the department determines is appropriate or that is requested by the court and relevant to the court's findings and determinations under Section 263.5031.

(a-2) For good cause shown, the court may:

(1) order a different deadline for filing the permanency progress report; or

(2) waive the reporting requirement for a specific hearing.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(20), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(20), eff. September 1, 2015.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(20), eff. September 1, 2015.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 603, Sec. 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 90, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1372 (S.B. 939), Sec. 9, eff. June 19, 2009.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.182, eff. April 2, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 43, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 44, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 86(20), eff. September 1, 2015.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2011–2024 · leading case: M.D. v. Perry, 799 F. Supp. 2d 712 (S.D. Tex. 2011).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
M.D. v. Perry, 799 F. Supp. 2d 712 (S.D. Tex. 2011). “At the hearing, the court must decide whether the child’s placement is safe and appropriate to the child’s needs, whether the child is receiving needed services, adoption issues, and other considerations.”
in Re the Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. (Tex. App. 2022). “501(b) (requiring the court to conduct permanency hearing within 90 days of termination order and at least every six months thereafter); see also TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 263.5031(4)(a) (requiring court to review permanency progress report to determine, inter alia, child’s safety…”
In Re the Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024). “” TEX. FAM. CODE § 263.502(a-1)(3) (emphasis added).”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 263.502(a) — 1 case
M.D. v. Perry, 799 F. Supp. 2d 712 (S.D. Tex. 2011). “At the hearing, the court must decide whether the child’s placement is safe and appropriate to the child’s needs, whether the child is receiving needed services, adoption issues, and other considerations.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.