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RCW 13.34.138: Review hearings—Findings—Duties of parties involved—In-home placement requirements—Housing assistance. (Effective until October 1, 2019.)
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13.34.136 << 13.34.138 >> 13.34.141
Review hearings—Findings—Duties of parties involved—In-home placement requirements—Housing assistance. (Effective until October 1, 2019.)
(2)(a) A child shall not be returned home at the review hearing unless the court finds that a reason for removal as set forth in RCW 13.34.130 no longer exists. The parents, guardian, or legal custodian shall report to the court the efforts they have made to correct the conditions which led to removal. If a child is returned, casework supervision by the department shall continue for a period of six months, at which time there shall be a hearing on the need for continued intervention.
(b) Prior to the child returning home, the department must complete the following:
(ii) Identify any persons who may act as a caregiver for the child in addition to the parent with whom the child is being placed and determine whether such persons are in need of any services in order to ensure the safety of the child, regardless of whether such persons are a party to the dependency. The department may recommend to the court and the court may order that placement of the child in the parent's home be contingent on or delayed based on the need for such persons to engage in or complete services to ensure the safety of the child prior to placement. If services are recommended for the caregiver, and the caregiver fails to engage in or follow through with the recommended services, the department must promptly notify the court; and
(iii) Notify the parent with whom the child is being placed that he or she has an ongoing duty to notify the department of all persons who reside in the home or who may act as a caregiver for the child both prior to the placement of the child in the home and subsequent to the placement of the child in the home as long as the court retains jurisdiction of the dependency proceeding or the department is providing or monitoring either remedial services to the parent or services to ensure the safety of the child to any caregivers.
Caregivers may be required to engage in services under this subsection solely for the purpose of ensuring the present and future safety of a child who is a ward of the court. This subsection does not grant party status to any individual not already a party to the dependency proceeding, create an entitlement to services or a duty on the part of the department to provide services, or create judicial authority to order the provision of services to any person other than for the express purposes of this section or RCW 13.34.025 or if the services are unavailable or unsuitable or the person is not eligible for such services.
(i) Whether the department is making reasonable efforts to provide services to the family and eliminate the need for placement of the child. If additional services, including housing assistance, are needed to facilitate the return of the child to the child's parents, the court shall order that reasonable services be offered specifying such services;
(vi) Whether a parent's homelessness or lack of suitable housing is a significant factor delaying permanency for the child by preventing the return of the child to the home of the child's parent and whether housing assistance should be provided by the department;
(d) The court at the review hearing may order that a petition seeking termination of the parent and child relationship be filed.
(i) The compliance of the parents with court orders related to the care and supervision of the child, including compliance with the department's case plan; and
(i) Noncompliance by the parents with the department's case plan or court order;
(5) The court shall consider the child's relationship with siblings in accordance with *RCW 13.34.130(6).
[ 2018 c 284 § 14. Prior: 2009 c 520 § 29; 2009 c 491 § 3; 2009 c 397 § 4; 2009 c 152 § 1; prior: 2007 c 413 § 8; 2007 c 410 § 1; 2005 c 512 § 3; 2003 c 227 § 5; 2001 c 332 § 5; 2000 c 122 § 19.]
*Reviser's note: RCW 13.34.130 was amended by 2019 c 172 § 12, changing subsection (6) to subsection (7).
Short title—2007 c 410: "This act may be known and cited as Sirita's law." [ 2007 c 410 § 9.]
Review hearings—Findings—Duties of parties involved—In-home placement requirements—Housing assistance. (Effective October 1, 2019.)
(vi) Within sixty days of the placement of a child in a qualified residential treatment program as defined in this chapter, and at each review hearing thereafter if the child remains in such a program, the following:
(A) Whether ongoing assessment of the child's strengths and needs continues to support the determination that the child's needs cannot be met through placement in a foster family home;
(B) Whether the child's placement provides the most effective and appropriate level of care in the least restrictive environment;
(C) Whether the placement is consistent with the child's permanency plan;
(D) What specific treatment or service needs will be met in the placement, and how long the child is expected to need the treatment or services; and
(E) What efforts the department has made to prepare the child to return home or be placed with a fit and willing relative as defined in RCW 13.34.030, a Title 13 RCW legal guardian, an adoptive parent, or in a foster family home.
(vii) Whether a parent's homelessness or lack of suitable housing is a significant factor delaying permanency for the child by preventing the return of the child to the home of the child's parent and whether housing assistance should be provided by the department;
(viii) Whether the child is in an appropriate placement which adequately meets all physical, emotional, and educational needs;
(ix) Whether preference has been given to placement with the child's relatives if such placement is in the child's best interests;
(x) Whether both in-state and, where appropriate, out-of-state placements have been considered;
(xi) Whether the parents have visited the child and any reasons why visitation has not occurred or has been infrequent;
(xii) Whether terms of visitation need to be modified;
(xiii) Whether the court-approved long-term permanent plan for the child remains the best plan for the child;
(xiv) Whether any additional court orders need to be made to move the case toward permanency; and
(xv) The projected date by which the child will be returned home or other permanent plan of care will be implemented.
[ 2019 c 172 § 13; 2018 c 284 § 14. Prior: 2009 c 520 § 29; 2009 c 491 § 3; 2009 c 397 § 4; 2009 c 152 § 1; prior: 2007 c 413 § 8; 2007 c 410 § 1; 2005 c 512 § 3; 2003 c 227 § 5; 2001 c 332 § 5; 2000 c 122 § 19.]