Tex.
Fam. Code Section 264.751
Definitions
(1)
“Designated caregiver” means an individual who has a longstanding and significant relationship with a child or the family of a child for whom the department has been appointed managing conservator and who:(A)
is appointed to provide substitute care for the child, but is not verified by a licensed child-placing agency to operate an agency foster home under Chapter 42 (Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies that Provide Child-care Services), Human Resources Code; or(B)
is subsequently appointed permanent managing conservator of the child after providing the care described by Paragraph (A).(2)
“Relative” means a person related to a child by consanguinity as determined under Section 573.022 (Determination of Consanguinity), Government Code.(3)
“Relative caregiver” means a relative who:(A)
provides substitute care for a child for whom the department has been appointed managing conservator, but who is not verified by a licensed child-placing agency to operate an agency foster home under Chapter 42 (Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies that Provide Child-care Services), Human Resources Code; or(B)
is subsequently appointed permanent managing conservator of the child after providing the care described by Paragraph (A).
Source:
Section 264.751 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.264.htm#264.751
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).