In Re AK’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
August 2011
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on In Re CM · In re B.S. · In Re AK · In Re CV
Most-quoted passages
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“Placement of and custody issues pertaining to dependent children are controlled by the Juvenile Act, [3] which was amended in 1998 to conform to the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act ("ASFA"). [4] The policy underlying these statutes is to prevent children from languishing indefinitely in foster care, with its inherent lack of permanency, normalcy, and long-term parental commitment. Consistent with this underlying policy, the 1998 amendments to the Juvenile Act, as required by the ASFA, place the focus of dependency proceedings, including change of goal proceedings, on the child. Safety, permanency, and well-being of the child must take precedence over all other considerations, including the rights of the parents. At each review hearing for a dependent child who has been removed from the parental home, the court must consider the following, statutorily-mandated factors: the continuing necessity for and appropriateness of the placement; the extent of compliance with the service plan developed for the child; the extent of progress made towards alleviating the circumstances which necessitated the original placement; the appropriateness and feasibility of the current placement goal for the child; and, a likely date by which the goal for the child might be achieved. [42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6351(f)]. * * * * When the child welfare agency has made reasonable efforts to return a foster child to his or her biological parent, but those efforts have failed, then the agency must redirect it”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage“(f) Matters to be determined at permanency hearing. — At each permanency hearing, a court shall determine all of the following: (1) The continuing necessity for and appropriateness of the placement. (2) The appropriateness, feasibility and extent of compliance with the permanency plan developed for the child. (3) The extent of progress made toward alleviating the circumstances which necessitated the original placement. (4) The appropriateness and feasibility of the current placement goal for the child. (5) The likely date by which the placement goal for the child might be achieved. (5.1) Whether reasonable efforts were made to finalize the permanency plan in effect. (6) Whether the child is safe. (9) If ... the court has determined that aggravated circumstances exist and that reasonable efforts to ... preserve and reunify the family need not be made or continue to be made, whether the county agency has filed or sought to join a petition to terminate parental rights and to identify, recruit, process and approve a qualified family to adopt the child unless: (i) the child is being cared for by a relative best suited to the physical, mental or moral welfare of the child; (ii) the county agency has documented a compelling reason for determining that filing a petition to terminate parental rights would not serve the needs and welfare of the child; or (iii) the child’s family has not been provided with necessary services to achieve the safe return to the child’s parent, guardian or ”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage“accepted responsibility for their actions or inactions”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
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