587A-31 Permanency hearing.
§587A-31 Permanency hearing. (a) A permanency hearing shall be conducted within twelve months of the child’s date of entry into foster care or within thirty days of a judicial determination that the child is an abandoned infant or that aggravated circumstances are present. A permanency hearing shall be conducted at least every twelve months thereafter […]
587A-32 Permanent plan.
§587A-32 Permanent plan. (a) The permanent plan shall: (1) State whether the permanency goal for the child will be achieved through adoption, legal guardianship, or permanent custody; (2) Establish a reasonable period of time by which the adoption or legal guardianship shall be finalized; (3) Document: (A) A compelling reason why legal guardianship or permanent […]
587A-17 Court-appointed attorneys.
§587A-17 Court-appointed attorneys. (a) The court may appoint an attorney to represent a legal parent who is indigent based on court-established guidelines. The court may also appoint an attorney to represent another indigent party based on court-established guidelines, if it is deemed to be in the child’s best interest. Attorneys who are appointed by the […]
587A-33 Termination of parental rights hearing.
§587A-33 Termination of parental rights hearing. (a) At a termination of parental rights hearing, the court shall determine whether there exists clear and convincing evidence that: (1) A child’s parent whose rights are subject to termination is not presently willing and able to provide the parent’s child with a safe family home, even with the […]
587A-18 Reports to be submitted by the department and authorized agencies.
§587A-18 Reports to be submitted by the department and authorized agencies. (a) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the department or other authorized agencies shall file written reports with the court: (1) Concurrent with the filing of a petition invoking the jurisdiction of the court under this chapter; and (2) No less than fifteen days […]
587A-34 Reinstatement of parental rights.
§587A-34 Reinstatement of parental rights. (a) A child who is subject to an active proceeding under this chapter, the child’s guardian ad litem, the child’s attorney, if any, or the department, may file a motion to reinstate the terminated parental rights of the child’s parents in a proceeding under this chapter, where the following circumstances […]
587A-19 Testimony by department social worker.
§587A-19 Testimony by department social worker. A person employed by the department as a social worker in the area of child protective services or child welfare services shall be presumed to be qualified to testify as an expert on child protective or child welfare services. Any party may move the court to qualify a person […]
587A-35 Retention of jurisdiction.
§587A-35 Retention of jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the court may retain jurisdiction under this chapter until the full term for which any order entered expires or until the child attains nineteen years of age, whichever comes first. [L 2010, c 135, pt of §1]
587A-20 Inadmissibility of evidence in other state actions or proceedings.
§587A-20 Inadmissibility of evidence in other state actions or proceedings. The court may order that testimony or other evidence produced by a party in a proceeding under this chapter shall be inadmissible as evidence in any other state civil or criminal action or proceeding if the court deems such an order to be in the […]
587A-36 Appeal.
§587A-36 Appeal. An interested party aggrieved by any order or decree of the court under this chapter may appeal as provided in section 571-54. [L 2010, c 135, pt of §1] Rules of Court See Rules Expediting Child Protective Appeals.