D&N Return From Court (RFC)– Cheat Sheet

Court Date:  ______________________________

Select everything that happened at this hearing.  This sheet applies to each child:

Appointments:

Attorney Appointed

GAL Appointed

Filed Statute Dispositions:

Finding of D&N Finding of Severe Abuse Finding of Educational Neglect Custody Granted

D&N Dismissed Severe Abuse Dismissed Educational Neglect Dismissed Custody Denied

 

 

 

Placements:  Add/End Date:  ________________

*Custody to Individual	DCS Custody	Trial Home Visit	Extension of Foster Care
Started Ended	Started Ended	Started Ended Successfully Ended Unsuccessfully	Started Ended Successfully Ended Unsuccessfully

* Reminders:  If custody to individual, add them as a relative.  If custody changes, update Relative Detail.

 

Permanency Goals:

Ratified (select new goals approved)	Achieved (select one, case closed)
Reunification Relative Placement Permanent Guardianship Adoption Planned Perm Living Arrangement Other (you will be asked to specify)	Reunification Relative Placement Permanent Guardianship Adoption Planned Perm Living Arrangement Other (you will be asked to specify)

Next Court Date:  _____________________________

Preliminary Hearing Adjudicatory Hearing Dispositional Hearing Ratification of Permanency Plan Hearing

Progress Review Hearing Permanency Hearing Other:

Case Status:

Entire case is dismissed

Entire case is closed

 

 

 

Closing Requirements:

5. Permanency

• Goal Modified – When the child remains in DCS custody, but this goal is no longer part of the permanency plan.
• Goal Achieved – When the child is released from DCS custody, and this was the permanency goal that was achieved.
• Not Achieved (Aged Out) – When the child is released from DCS custody, but permanency was not achieved because the child aged out.
• Not Achieved (Other) – When the child is released from DCS custody, but permanency was not achieved because of some other reason, such as the death of the child, or any other reason.

 

5. Out-of-Home Placements

• DCS D&N Custody

• Released – The child has been released from DCS custody.

• Trial Home Visit

• Failed to Complete Successfully – used for Trial Home Visits that were unsuccessful.
• Successful – Used for Trial Home Visits that were successful.

• Extension of Foster Care

• Failed to Complete Successfully – If it was unsuccessful.
• Successful – If it was successful.

• Transfer custody to individual (not DCS custody)

• Placement Modified – If the placement was modified before permanency was achieved.
• Successful – If permanency was achieved during this placement.

 

Timelines of D&N Hearings:

1) Preliminary Hearing (aka “72-Hour Hearing” or “Probable Cause Hearing”) Within 72 hours of removal date, excluding non-judicial days, 84 hours maximum.

2) Adjudicatory Hearing: Within 30 days of removal date.

3) Dispositional Hearing: Within 15 days of adjudication hearing date.

4) Ratification of Permanency Plan Hearing: Within 60 days of removal date.  Purpose is to approve initial and subsequent permanency plans.

5) Progress Review Hearing or Foster Care Review Board Hearing: 1st review is within 90 days of removal date; subsequent reviews are within 6 months of the previous review, though they may occur more frequently. (If a Review Hearing turns into a Permanency Hearing, change the event to a Permanency Hearing.)

6) Permanency Hearing: Within 12 months of removal, and every 12 months thereafter, though they may occur more frequently. Purpose is to decide final permanency outcomes.  (If a Permanency Hearing is scheduled and the hearing is not completed, change it to a Review Hearing.)