A. Factors in Determining Best Interest of Children
Factors in Determining the Best Interest of the Child include, but are not limited to:
• Child's age and physical and mental vulnerabilities;
• Frequency and nature of out-of-home placements;
• History of abusive or assaultive conduct by the child's family or others with access to home;
• History of substance abuse by child's family or others with access to home;
• Whether the perpetrator of the harm to child has been identified; and
• For children 16 years of age or older, whether the permanency plan includes services to help the child transition from foster care to independent living. See Tex. Fam. Code § 263.307.
In considering the factors established by Tex. Fam. Code § 263.307, the prompt and permanent placement of the child in a safe environment is presumed to be in the child's best interest.