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Judge names Department of Family and Protective Services temporary managing conservator in Briscoe County child-protection case
Summary
At a virtual adversary hearing, the presiding judge found sufficient evidence to name the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) as the temporary managing conservator for Carrie DeGraff, set a status hearing for Aug. 5, 2025, and instructed parents to begin court-ordered services and maintain contact with caseworkers and attorneys.
A presiding judge at a virtual Briscoe County adversary hearing named the Department of Family and Protective Services as the temporary managing conservator of 2-month-old Carrie DeGraff and ordered parents to begin court-ordered services, the judge said during the hearing.
The finding, announced in cause number 3695, followed counsel reporting that both parents agreed to participate in services. The judge set a status hearing for Aug. 5, 2025, at 9 a.m. and warned parents that the case is generally expected to be resolved within 12 months unless an extension is warranted.
Why this matters: naming DFPS as the temporary managing conservator places primary responsibility for the child's immediate care and permanency planning with the agency while parents work on reunification steps. The judge said the department must use “reasonable efforts to reunify the family” and…
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