587A-7 Safe family home factors.
§587A-7 Safe family home factors. (a) The following factors shall be fully considered when determining whether a child’s family is willing and able to provide the child with a safe family home: (1) Facts relating to the child’s current situation, which shall include: (A) The child’s age, vulnerability, and special needs that affect the child’s […]
587A-7.5 Safe family home factors; disability.
§587A-7.5 Safe family home factors; disability. The court shall not consider the disability of a parent or caregiver to be the sole factor in the court’s determination made pursuant to this part. If the court makes a determination that a child’s family is unable to provide a safe family home and one or more of […]
587A-8 Protective custody by police officer without court order.
§587A-8 Protective custody by police officer without court order. (a) A police officer shall assume protective custody of a child without a court order and without the consent of the child’s family, if in the discretion of the police officer, the officer determines that: (1) The child is subject to imminent harm while in the […]
587A-9 Temporary foster custody without court order.
§587A-9 Temporary foster custody without court order. (a) When the department receives protective custody of a child from the police, the department shall: (1) Assume temporary foster custody of the child if, in the discretion of the department, the department determines that the child is subject to imminent harm while in the custody of the […]
587A-10 Relatives; foster placement.
§587A-10 Relatives; foster placement. (a) The department shall provide the child’s relative an application to be the child’s resource family within fifteen days of the relative’s request to provide foster placement for the child. If the application is submitted and denied, the department shall provide the applicant with the specific reasons for the denial and […]
587A-11 Investigation; department powers.
§587A-11 Investigation; department powers. Upon receiving a report that a child is subject to imminent harm, has been harmed, or is subject to threatened harm, and when an assessment is required by this chapter, the department shall cause such investigation to be made as it deems to be appropriate. In conducting the investigation, the department […]