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MFWCAA Conference Title IV-E Workshop October 9, 2008

MFWCAA Conference Title IV-E Workshop October 9, 2008. Foster Care Eligibility Determination Training System Century College. Deborah Trotter NW Region. Lynn Olund NE Region. Debbie Retterath SE Region. Paula Katzenmeyer SW Region.

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MFWCAA Conference Title IV-E Workshop October 9, 2008

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  1. MFWCAA ConferenceTitle IV-E WorkshopOctober 9, 2008 Foster Care Eligibility Determination Training System Century College Deborah Trotter NW Region Lynn Olund NE Region Debbie Retterath SE Region Paula Katzenmeyer SW Region

  2. The court determines that it is in the child’s best interest to be removed from the home on Dec 12th but the child remains in the home under protective supervision. The child is then physically removed on Jan 10th.NO DEAL: THE PHYSICAL REMOVAL DOES NOT COINCIDE WITH THE BEST INTEREST STATEMENT

  3. A petition is filed on April 10th. A court hearing is held on April 15th ordering the parents to undergo counseling. On May 15th the court orders the child removed from the home. The AFDC eligibility month is May. DEAL: THE PETITION DIDN’T RESULT IN REMOVAL THEREFORE THE COURT HEARING ESTABLISHES THE ELIG MONTH

  4. The parents execute a Voluntary Placement Agreement on July 31st. The child enters placement on Aug 10th, at which time the agency signs the VPA. The HCAPP & Title IV-E supplement are completed for the family unit showing that the legal removal home meets AFDC relatedness during the month of July.NO DEAL: THE FINAL SIGNATURE DATE ESTABLISHES THE ELIG MONTH

  5. The IV-E removal home is the home from which the child was physically removed. NO DEAL: IT IS THE HOME FROM WHICH THE CHILD WAS LEGALLY REMOVED

  6. The IV-E removal date and the transfer of legal responsibility date are equal. NO DEAL: THE IV-E REMOVAL DATE IS THE PHYSICAL/CONSTRUCTIVE REMOVAL FROM THE HOME

  7. The transfer of legal responsibility occurs on July 15th. The child is physically removed & placed in foster care on July 18th. July 18th is considered the IV-E removal date. DEAL: IV-E REMOVAL DATE REFERS TO THE PHYSICAL/CONSTRUCTIVE REMOVAL

  8. Johnny is removed from mom. The agency is working on reunifying so the agency recommends, and the court approves, a trial home visit. Johnny goes to his father’s home on a trial home visit on July 15th. NO DEAL: TRIAL HOME VISITS MUST RETURN THE CHILD TO THE LEGAL REMOVAL HOME

  9. Mary enters foster care when her mother and the agency sign a VPA on July 15th. A court hearing is then held on Nov 15th. The court determines that it is in Mary’s best interest to continue in foster care but the court did not determine that the agency made reasonable efforts to prevent this placement. DEAL:REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PREVENT ARE NOT NECESSARY ON A VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT

  10. A CHIPS petition was filed and court hearing held on Nov 10th but the child remained in the home. A Dec review hearing states that the child will remain in the home, but it is in the child’s best interest to be removed without further court order if certain conditions aren’t met.NO DEAL: THE BEST INTEREST STATEMENT IS OBTAINED WITHOUT A PHYSICAL REMOVAL

  11. July 7th a CHIPS petition is filed. The court hearing transfers legal responsibility to the LSSA on July 19th but the child remains in the home on a Trial Home Visit. NO DEAL: THERE IS NO PHYSICAL REMOVAL

  12. A child and their adult parent are living together in a whole family foster care placement. The child is determined IV-E eligible.NO DEAL: CHILDREN MUST BE PLACED AWAY FROM THEIR PARENTS TO BE CONSIDERED IN FOSTER CARE (rules are different for minor parents & their children)

  13. The income maintenance worker determines the removal home meets all of the AFDC Relatedness criteria. The worker researched the AFDC rules in the Combined Manual using the footer month in MAXIS of July 1996.DEAL: ALWAYS USE AFDC POLICY AS OF JULY 16, 1996

  14. The 3 deprivation factors used in determining AFDC relatedness are: 1) continued absence 2) unrelated parent 3) unemployed parentNO DEAL: (2) IS INCAPACITATED PARENT

  15. Billy is removed and placed under the legal authority of the tribal social service agency. The tribal social service agency does not have an agreement with the local social service agency but does have a IV-E agreement with the state of Minnesota.DEAL:FOUR TRIBES NOW HAVE AGREEMENTS WITH THE STATE OF MINNESOTA

  16. Jolene was removed by a police hold on Aug 31st. A hearing was held on Sept 1st giving legal responsibility to the local social service agency, ordering placement into a family foster home & including all the necessary IV-E language. The IV-E removal date is Aug 31st and the eligibility month is September.DEAL:PHYSICAL REMOVAL (even by a police hold) ESTABLISHES THE IV-E REMOVAL DATE

  17. Molly is removed by court order on July 20th. The court order does not make a judicial finding of best interest or contrary to the welfare but the social worker’s report to the court does discuss why it is in Molly’s best interest to be removed. NO DEAL: JUDICIAL DETERMINATION OF BEST INTEREST MUST BE IN THE COURT ORDER.

  18. Tyler is removed by a Voluntary Placement Agreement. The court makes the judicial determination that continuing in this out of home placement is in his best interest on day 185. NO DEAL: THE JUDICIAL DETERMINATION OF BEST INTEREST MUST BE OBTAINED WITHIN 180 DAYS. IV-E ELIGIBILTY MAY EXIST FOR THE FIRST 180 DAYS– PROVIDED ALL OTHER FACTORS ARE MET

  19. Mary is in foster care. She was born on August 28, 1990. She is attending high school fulltime and will graduate on May 25, 2009. Mary will lose IV-E eligibility as of Aug 31, 2008. NO DEAL: IF THE AGENCY RETAINS AUTHORITY, IV-E CAN CONTINUE THRU THE END OF THE GRADUATION MONTH, AS LONG AS IT OCCURS BEFORE THE 19TH BIRTHDAY.

  20. Sally and Tom share joint legal custody and Sally has physical custody of baby Howie. The agency determines AFDC relatedness using the circumstances of Sally’s home in the eligibility month. DEAL: SALLY IS THE LEGAL REMOVAL HOME

  21. A CHIPS petition was filed & hearing held on May 15th,2007 & Marvin was removed from the legal responsibility of his parents but he had been living with his older brother since Nov 10th, 2006. The agency determined AFDC Relatedness using the parents as the removal home. DEAL:THE LOOK BACK PERIOD IS THE ELIG MONTH PLUS 6 MONTHS PRIOR

  22. The income maintenance worker closed Title IV-E as of Jan 31st due to failure to obtain a judicial determination of reasonable efforts to finalize permanency within 60 days of the transfer of legal responsibility. NO DEAL: CASES WITHOUT RE TO PREVENT SHOULD BE DENIED. CASES WITHOUT A TIMELY RE TO FINALIZE PERMANENCY LOSE MAINTENANCE REIMBURSEMENT UNTIL THE FIRST OF THE MONTH IT IS OBTAINED

  23. Betty Boop was picked up and placed into foster care at a court hearing that transfers legal responsibility to the agency and determines that removal is in the child's best interest on Aug 31st. The CHIPS petition was filed on Sept 3rd. The agency has the legal removal home complete the HCAPP & Title IV-E supplement to the HCAPP using the household circumstances during the month of September.NO DEAL: THE COURT HEARING ESTABLISHES THE ELIG MONTH SINCE THE PETITION WAS FILED AFTER THE REMOVAL

  24. Elvis was placed into foster care (under the authority of the LSSA) at a court hearing on Jan 10th. On Jan 25th the court determines that Elvis is adjudicated as a child in need of protection. The agency determines that the entered foster care date is Jan 25th. DEAL: USE THE EARLIER OF “CHIPS ADJUDICATION OR IV-E REMOVAL + 60 DAYS”

  25. A petition is filed on April 19th, but no physical removal takes place and Anne remains in the home. An amended petition is filed on May 31st, a court hearing is held on June 2nd & Anne is ordered into foster care. All the necessary Title IV-E language is addressed in this court order. The AFDC Eligibility month is May. DEAL: THE AMENDED PETITION LED TO THE REMOVAL AND ESTABLISHES THE ELIG MONTH

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