Effective Date: 1-30-2026
4.7.13 Resources and Legal References: Family Support Team Meetings, Case Plan, Hearings
Resources
Job Aid: Conditions for Return and Conditions for Case Closure
Job Aid: FST Facilitator Role
Job Aid: Family Support Team (FST) Meeting Purpose and Goals
Job Aid: FST and Hearing Timeline
Legal References
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Initial child assessment |
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Child in care exclusively based on need for mental health services |
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Family Support Team Meeting definition |
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Child cannot be reunited with parents or placed in a home when certain criminal offenses apply |
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Providing notice to Family Support Team Meetings |
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Confidentiality of Family Support Team Meetings, Form |
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Guardian Ad Litem’s right to attend FST meetings, Child’s Attorney |
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Diligent Search and 30 day report to the court requirements |
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Foster Care Bill of Rights |
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Grandparents, relatives first consideration for placement when not placed with a parent |
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Foster Parent’s Bill of Rights |
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Case plans, youth aged 14+ |
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Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement |
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Dispositional Hearing |
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Permanency Hearing |
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Family Support Team Meetings to be held when, form to be used. |
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Protective Custody Hearing, Educational Stability |
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Family Preservation Screenings, within 72 hours |
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Case Plan must be submitted to the court within 30 days |
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Reasonable Efforts |
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Petition to Terminate Parental Rights and compelling reasons not to file |
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Case Plan |
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Hearings and Orders of Custody, Child Support, Paternity and Visitation in Juvenile Cases |
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Case Plan, Develop within 30 days |
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Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 |
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Case Plan, Reasonable Efforts, Documentation |
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Indian Child Welfare Act |
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