Section 263.6015 - Trial Independence(a) A young adult is assigned trial independence status when the young adult: (1) does not enter extended foster care at the time of the young adult's 18th birthday; or(2) exits extended foster care before the young adult's 21st birthday.(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a court order is not required for a young adult to be assigned trial independence status. Trial independence is mandatory for a period of at least six months beginning on:(1) the date of the young adult's 18th birthday for a young adult described by Subsection (a)(1); or(2) the date the young adult exits extended foster care.(c) A court may order trial independence status extended for a period that exceeds the mandatory period under Subsection (b) but does not exceed one year from the date the period under Subsection (b) commences.(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a young adult who enters or reenters extended foster care after a period of trial independence must complete a new period of trial independence as provided by Subsection (b)(2).(e) The trial independence status of a young adult ends on the young adult's 21st birthday.Tex. Fam. Code § 263.6015
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 456,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2013. See Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 456, Sec. 6.