Primary Department: Domestic Relations
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: David W. Simpson
Secondary Department: Choose an item.
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 3576707
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division
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): 0
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item. N/A
FY25 award accepted prior to county indirect cost policy implementation
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Domestic Relations for approval to temporarily transfer general funds in the amount of $30,000 to fund the cost of three positions pending receipt of the grant award for the FY26 Family Victimization Services for Children Referred to Supervised Possession Program from The Office of the Governor/Criminal Justice Division and extend the positions to September 30, 2026.
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Background and Discussion:
The Domestic Relations Office has provided cooperative parenting services for 36 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 finding, the
Court generally orders that all possession tim...
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