Section 260C.215 — Welfare Of Children.
260C.215 WELFARE OF CHILDREN. Subdivision 1. Recruitment of foster families. Each authorized child-placing agency shall make special efforts to recruit a foster family from among the child’s relatives, except as authorized in section 260C.193, subdivision 3. In recruiting placements for each child, the agency must focus on that child’s particular needs and the capacities of […]
Section 260C.219 — Agency Responsibilities For Parents And Children In Placement.
260C.219 AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN PLACEMENT. Subdivision 1. Responsibilities for parents; noncustodial parents. (a) When a child is in foster care, the responsible social services agency shall make diligent efforts to identify, locate, and, where appropriate, offer services to both parents of the child. (b) The responsible social services agency shall assess […]
Section 260C.221 — Relative Search And Engagement; Placement Consideration.
260C.221 RELATIVE SEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT; PLACEMENT CONSIDERATION. Subdivision 1. Relative search requirements. (a) The responsible social services agency shall exercise due diligence to identify and notify adult relatives and current caregivers of a child’s sibling, prior to placement or within 30 days after the child’s removal from the parent, regardless of whether a child is […]
Section 260C.223 — Concurrent Permanency Planning.
260C.223 CONCURRENT PERMANENCY PLANNING. Subdivision 1. Program; goals. (a) The commissioner of human services shall establish a program for concurrent permanency planning for child protection services. (b) Concurrent permanency planning involves a planning process for children who are placed out of the home of their parents pursuant to a court order, or who have been […]
Section 260C.225 — County Responsibility For Transitional Services Plans.
260C.225 COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRANSITIONAL SERVICES PLANS. When a child is subject to a court dispositional order resulting in an out-of-home placement potentially exceeding 30 days in a residential program under this chapter, the county in which the court is located is responsible for monitoring the implementation of a transitional service plan upon the child’s […]
Section 260C.227 — Voluntary Foster Care; Required Court Review.
260C.227 VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE; REQUIRED COURT REVIEW. (a) When the responsible social services agency and the child’s parent or guardian agree that the child’s safety, health, and best interests require that the child be in foster care, the agency and the parent or guardian may enter into a voluntary agreement for the placement of the […]
Section 260C.228 — Voluntary Foster Care; Child Is Colocated With Parent In Treatment Program.
260C.228 VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE; CHILD IS COLOCATED WITH PARENT IN TREATMENT PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Generally. When a parent requests assistance from an agency and both the parent and agency agree that a child’s placement in foster care and colocation with a parent in a licensed residential family-based substance use treatment facility as defined by section […]
Section 260C.229 — Voluntary Foster Care For Children Over Age 18; Required Court Review.
260C.229 VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE FOR CHILDREN OVER AGE 18; REQUIRED COURT REVIEW. (a) When a child asks to continue or to reenter foster care after age 18 under section 260C.451, the child and the responsible social services agency may enter into a voluntary agreement for the child to be in foster care under the terms […]
Section 260C.193 — Dispositions; General Provisions.
260C.193 DISPOSITIONS; GENERAL PROVISIONS. Subdivision 1. Dismissal of petition. Whenever the court finds that the minor is not within the jurisdiction of the court or that the facts alleged in the petition have not been proved, it shall dismiss the petition. Subd. 2. Consideration of reports. Before making a disposition in a case, terminating parental […]
Section 260C.201 — Dispositions; Children In Need Of Protection Or Services Or Neglected And In Foster Care.
260C.201 DISPOSITIONS; CHILDREN IN NEED OF PROTECTION OR SERVICES OR NEGLECTED AND IN FOSTER CARE. Subdivision 1. Dispositions. (a) If the court finds that the child is in need of protection or services or neglected and in foster care, the court shall enter an order making any of the following dispositions of the case: (1) […]