Section 700.1204 - How is the permanency planning goal chosen?(a) A permanency planning goal must serve the child's best interests and long term needs, including the need for an enduring and nurturing family relationship with safety, stability, and continuity of care.(b) A permanency planning goal may be excluded after DFPS determines it is: (1) unnecessary to consider, by court order;(2) unreasonable or unachievable, after pursuing reasonable efforts; or(3) not appropriate to meet the child's needs and best interests.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.1204
The provisions of this §700.1204 adopted to be effective January 1, 2004, 28 TexReg 11344; amended to be effective March 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 590