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PJC 218.6

T ERMINATION OF P ARENT -C HILD R ELATIONSHIP

PJC 218.6

Reinstatement of Parent-Child Relationship after Involuntary Termination (Comment)

A parent may file a petition for reinstatement two years or more after the issuance of the order terminating the former parent’s parental rights if the child has not been adopted and is not the subject of an adoption placement agreement. Tex. Fam. Code § 161.302(b). Assuming notice requirements are met, the court must grant a hearing on the peti tion within sixty days of its filing. Tex. Fam. Code § 161.303(a). Following a hearing, the court may render an order granting the petition, denying the petition, or deferring the decision on the petition and rendering a temporary order that expires after six months. The Committee has considered the provisions of Tex. Fam. Code §§ 161.301–.304 and believes that a hearing for reinstatement will rarely involve a jury, due to the statu torily required timing. For this reason, the Committee has formulated neither instruc tions nor jury questions for use in reinstatement hearings.

[Chapters 219–229 are reserved for expans ion.]

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