Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book

2023 version: As effective November 1, 2023

J. Inquiry Regarding Child's Native American Heritage

The court shall ask all parties present at the Status Hearing whether the child or the child's family has a Native American heritage and identify any Native American Tribe with which the child may be associated. Tex. Fam. Code § 263.202(f-1). For more information regarding requirements when a child has a Native American heritage, see the Bench Book Chapter Indian Child Welfare Act.