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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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FAMILY CODE |
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Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP |
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Subtitle E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD |
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Chapter 264. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 264.012. BURIAL EXPENSES FOR CHILD IN FOSTER CARE
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(a) The department shall request that the parents pay reasonable and necessary burial expenses for a child for whom the department has been appointed managing conservator and who dies in foster care, including a request that if the parents have an insurance policy or a bank account for the child, that the parents spend the proceeds from the policy or money in the account on the burial expenses. If the parents cannot pay all or part of the burial expenses, the department shall spend funds appropriated for the child protective services program to pay reasonable and necessary burial expenses for the child.
(a-1) The department shall spend money appropriated for the child protective services program to pay reasonable and necessary burial expenses for a person for whom the department is paying for foster care under Section 264.101(a-1)(2) and who dies while in foster care unless there is money in the person's estate or other money available to pay the person's burial expenses.
(b) The department may accept donations, gifts, or in-kind contributions to cover the costs of any burial expenses paid by the department under this section.
(c) This section does not apply to a foster parent.