Primary Department: Domestic Relations
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: David W. Simpson, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Application
Project ID (if applicable): 3576708
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Victims of Crime Act - Office of the Governor
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 5%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Domestic Relations for approval to submit an application to the Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division for grant funds in the amount of $370,500, with a required match of $92,625, for the FY26 Family Victimization Service for Children Referred to Supervised Possession Program.
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Background and Discussion:
Chapter 203, Texas Family Code, authorizes a Domestic Relations Office to provide supervised visitation for parents whom a court has deemed unsuitable to have access to their children absent supervision. The Domestic Relations Office has provided cooperative parenting services for 38 years and supervised visitation services since April 2018. As a county legal agency, our vision includes ensuring that parents provide both financial and emotional support. This project will ensure protected and secured access to children for parents who have been ordered to visit with their children in a supervised group setting. In suits affecting a parent child relationship, Harris County Family Judges regularly determine what type of possession/access a parent should have with their child. Sometimes a court determines that it is not in a child's best interest for their parent to have unsupervised possession/access. Under such a f...
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