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Overview of Child Protection Process

Overview of Child Protection Process. Presented to: Task Force on Child Protection August 3, 2007 Bill Navas Office of Attorney General 13 th Judicial Circuit. Initial response to a call from the Hotline. CPI conducts on site investigation Result: No action required

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Overview of Child Protection Process

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  1. Overview of Child Protection Process Presented to: Task Force on Child Protection August 3, 2007 Bill Navas Office of Attorney General 13th Judicial Circuit

  2. Initial response to a call from the Hotline • CPI conducts on site investigation • Result: • No action required • Voluntary services offered • Judicial intervention and/or removal

  3. If a child is removed, • A shelter hearing must be held within 24 hours • An Early Services Intervention Staffing is held to identify the service needs of the child and family • In consultation with a Child Welfare Legal Services attorney, a Dependency Petition is filed

  4. Options for Placement of a Child • An approved adult relative • A licensed shelter/foster home • An approved non-relative

  5. Prior to approving relative or non-relative placements, • A Homestudy is required to evaluate each caregiver’s capacity to provide a safe, stable and supportive home environment for the child, and • Background checks are required (including fingerprints, local law enforcement, FDLE, NCIC, DJJ, and abuse reports)

  6. Placement Supervision Requirements The caseworker must visit with the child and the caregiver in the home: • Prior to disposition, every 7 days • After disposition, every 30 days • Frequency of caseworker visits can be increased if the situation warrants

  7. If parents admit or consent to the allegations in the Dependency Petition, then • The child is adjudicated dependent • A Guardian ad Litem is appointed by the court to represent the child’s best interests • A Disposition Hearing is held

  8. If the parents deny the allegations, • The case is set for an Adjudicatory Hearing, and • If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the child was abused or neglected, the child is adjudicated dependent

  9. Once the child is adjudicated dependent, • A Disposition Hearing is held • The court determines the most appropriate protections, services and placement setting for the child • The Case Plan is approved

  10. Judicial Reviews • Are held to review the child’s status and the parents’ progress towards the goal, objectives and tasks of the case plan • Are held at least every six months until the court terminates supervision, or • Are held every 90 days if the child is in residential treatment

  11. Permanency Review Hearing • Is held no later than 12 months after the date the child was sheltered • At this hearing, the court makes a determination of the child’s permanency goal, in order of priority

  12. Permanency Goals In order of priority are: • Reunification • Adoption • Permanent Guardianship • Permanent Placement with a Fit and Willing Relative • Placement in Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement

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