Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:288.5 – Within one hundred fifty days after the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement is signed, the department shall file with the court a written report that shall contain all
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:288.5
- Court: means the court that exercised juvenile jurisdiction over the child in need of care proceedings involving the youth prior to his eighteenth birthday. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:288.2
- Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:288.2
- Youth: means an individual who was adjudicated as a child in need of care, was in foster care in the department's custody on the day before his eighteenth birthday, and is at least eighteen years of age but less than twenty-one years of age. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:288.2
Within one hundred fifty days after the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement is signed, the department shall file with the court a written report that shall contain all of the following:
(1) The youth‘s name, date of birth, race, gender, and current address.
(2) A statement of facts that support the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement and includes both of the following:
(a) The reasonable efforts made to achieve the permanency goal of independence for the youth.
(b) The reasons why it remains in the youth’s best interests to continue in extended foster care in a voluntary placement.
(3) A copy of the signed extended foster care voluntary placement agreement.
(4) Any other information the department or the youth wants the court to consider.
Acts 2019, No. 400, §2, eff. June 19, 2019.