Prospective guardian definition
Prospective guardian means an individual seeking guardianship of a child if an order appointing that guardianship has not been finalized by the court.
Prospective guardian means an individual seeking guardianship of a child if an order appointing that
Prospective guardian means a person who has demonstrated a strong commitment to caring permanently for a child in the temporary or permanent custody of the Tribe and who applies for or has entered into an agreement with DFPS for permanency care assistance, but has not yet been named the guardian of the child.
(7) The Tribe refers to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas.
(a) To receive permanency care assistance for a child, a person must:
(1) become the permanent custodian of a child who meets all of the eligibility criteria in subsection (b) or (c) of this section; and
(2) enter into a permanency care agreement with DFPS on behalf of the child prior to becoming the child's permanent custodian.
(b) A child is eligible to be the subject of a permanency care agreement if all of the following eligibility criteria apply to that child:
(1) the child's prospective permanent custodian:
(A) is related to the child by consanguinity or affinity; or
(B) has had a longstanding and significant relationship to the child prior to DFPS placing the child in the home of that person;