§ 8-517 – Withdrawal from foster home
8-517. Withdrawal from foster home The division or agency that placed the child may withdraw a child from a foster home only when the division or agency determines that withdrawal is according to written, specific standards and is clearly necessary for the child’s interests and welfare. The division may change the placement of a child […]
§ 8-530 – Foster parents; rights
8-530. Foster parents; rights A. A foster parent in this state has the following rights: 1. To be treated with consideration and respect for the foster parent’s personal dignity and privacy. 2. To be included as a valued member of the team that provides services to the foster child. 3. To receive support services that […]
§ 8-518 – Central registry; change of address; marital status
8-518. Central registry; change of address; marital status A. The division shall maintain a central registry of all licensed foster homes. B. All foster home parents shall report any change of their address or marital status to the division and agency.
§ 8-519 – Records and reports
8-519. Records and reports A. Each child welfare agency shall keep records regarding the children in its care as the division prescribes and shall furnish to the division, on request, such additional information as the division requires. B. The department shall provide information necessary for foster care review boards to perform their statutory duties through […]
§ 8-520 – Violations; classification
8-520. Violations; classification Any agency, society, association, institution or person, whether incorporated or unincorporated, and any individual acting for or in its name, which engages in caring for children or children and adults or of placing children for care pursuant to this article, without having first procured a license as a child welfare agency as […]
§ 8-521 – Independent living program; conditions; eligibility; rules; progress reports; educational case management unit
8-521. Independent living program; conditions; eligibility; rules; progress reports; educational case management unit A. The department or a licensed child welfare agency may establish an independent living program for youths who are the subject of a dependency petition or who are adjudicated dependent and are all of the following: 1. In the custody of the […]
§ 8-521.01 – Transitional independent living program
8-521.01. Transitional independent living program A. The department may establish a transitional independent living program for persons who meet the following qualifications: 1. The person is under twenty-one years of age. 2. The person was the subject of a dependency petition, adjudicated dependent or placed voluntarily pursuant to section 8-806. B. The department shall provide […]
§ 8-521.02 – Extended foster care program; requirements
8-521.02. Extended foster care program; requirements A. The department may establish an extended foster care program for qualified young adults. To participate in the program, a qualified young adult must meet all of the following requirements: 1. Have been in the custody of the department as a dependent child when the young adult became eighteen […]
§ 8-522 – Dependency actions; special advocate; appointment; duties; immunity
8-522. Dependency actions; special advocate; appointment; duties; immunity A. The presiding judge of the juvenile court in each county may appoint an adult as a special advocate for a child who is the subject of a dependency action. The court shall make this appointment at the earliest possible stage in the proceedings. A child, through […]
§ 8-523 – Special advocate program
8-523. Special advocate program A. The court appointed special advocate program is established in the administrative office of the supreme court. The program shall establish local special advocate programs in each county. The supreme court shall adopt rules prescribing the establishment of local programs and the minimum performance standards of these programs. B. The supreme […]