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House votes unanimously to require 5-day notice to DCFS when courts place children with non-abuse custody referrals
Summary
House Bill 2 24 will require juvenile courts to give the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) five days' notice before transferring custody to DCFS for reasons other than abuse or neglect, to allow case history and federal paperwork; the House passed the bill 71-0 and adopted court-requested amendments.
Representative Matt Throckmorton presented House Bill 2 24, which would require juvenile courts to provide five days' notice to the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) before placing certain children into DCFS custody for reasons other than abuse or neglect. Throckmorton said the notice period would give DCFS time to…
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