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1 Court Hearings for the Permanent Placement of Children 1 (2020)

handle is hein.scsl/coheap0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Court Hearings for the Permanent Placement of Children To find statute information for a particular State, go to https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/state/. Court hearings are used to review the status and determine the permanent placement of children who have been placed in out-of-home care, including foster care. Title IV-E of the Social Security Act requires that the status of each child in out-of-home care be reviewed at least once every 6 months by either a court WHAT'S INSIDE Schedule of court hearings Who may be present at the hearings or an administrative review.1 In addition, under title IV-E, a permanency planning hearing must, at a minimum, be held within Determinations made at the hearings 12 months of the date the child entered care and every 12 months thereafter to review and approve the permanency plan for the child.2 If a determination is made by the court that reasonable efforts to reunite the child with a parent are not required, a permanency planning hearing must be held within 30 days.3 This generally occurs because grounds exist for the filing of a petition to terminate parental rights.4 ' 42 U.S.C. § 675(5)(B) (2019) 2 42 U.S.C.A. § 675(5)(C) (2019) 3 42 U.S.C.A. § 671(a)(15)(E) (2019). To learn more about reasonable efforts see Child Welfare Information Gateway's Reasonable Efforts to Preserve or Reunify Families and Achieve Permanency for Children. 4 See Child Welfare Information Gateway's Grounds for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights. Child Welfare * . Information Gateway PROTECTING CHILDREN IS STRENGTHENING FAMILIES Children's Bureau An Offce of the Administration for Children & Families

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