Section 707.585 - What happens if the designated perpetrator fails to appear at the release hearing?If you fail to appear at the release hearing, the administrative law judge may enter a default decision that upholds the finding of abuse or neglect.
40 Tex. Admin. Code § 707.585
The provisions of this §707.585 adopted to be effective March 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 713; transferred effective January 15, 2021, as published in the Texas Register December 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 8882; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 38, September 23, 2022, TexReg 6251, eff. 9/22/2022