No responsive pleading is required to be filed by the parents. Service of the petition on the parties can be accomplished by publication and the 35 days' requirement can be waived to accomplish service on the parties. A party may waive service or appear voluntarily. The court order must include a specific date when the parents must achieve the treatment goals. The court's jurisdiction must end at no later than 18 months after the initial intervention.
Any party can file a motion to extend the court's jurisdiction.
The court must find that there is clear and convincing evidence that the child is threatened with harm absent a continuation of services. The permanency planning hearing must be held within one year after the child was placed in foster care. The agency must file a summons and complaint with a supplemental report for a review of the status of child placed in foster care. Notice of the hearing must be served on all parties at least forty days before the hearing. Appointment of counsel for indigent parents is required unless the parents are in default.