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Petition For Permanency Planning Hearing DC-556 - Virginia
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PETITION FOR PERMANENCY PLANNING HEARING Commonwealth of Virginia Va. Code §§ 16.1-282.1, 63.2-906 Court Case No. ........................................................................... ....................................................................... Agency Case No. ..................................................................................................................................................................... Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court In re: ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. NAME OF CHILD ............................................................................................................ AGE (YEARS/MONTHS) [ ] Male [ ] Female ............................................................................................................ DATE OF BIRTH who was placed in the custody of or through an agreement with ..................................................................................................................................................................................... PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CHILD-PLACING AGENCY on ................................................................................. DATE I, the undersigned Petitioner, state under oath to the best of my knowledge and belief that the following are true: 1. The above-named child is the subject of a permanency planning hearing pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-282.1 because: [ ] (a) the child i. was the subject of a foster care plan filed in this court pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-281, has not previously been the subject of a permanency planning hearing at which the court approved a permanent goal, and ii. has been: [ ] placed through an agreement with the local board of social services where legal custody remains with the parents or guardian and such agreement has not been dissolved by court order; or [ ] in the legal custody of the local board of social services or a child welfare agency and the child has not had a petition to terminate parental rights granted, filed or ordered to be filed on his/her behalf; has not been placed in permanent foster care; or is age 16 or over and the plan for the child is not independent living. OR [ ] (b) the child was the subject of a hearing at which the Court made a determination that reasonable efforts to reunite the child with parents are not required, in accordance with the provisions of Virginia Code § 16.1-281 B. OR [ ] (c) the child was the subject of a permanency planning hearing pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-282.1 at which the Court approved an interim plan for the child. OR [ ] (d) the child has been placed in another planned permanent living arrangement and his/her need for long-term residential treatment for a disabling condition is eliminated such that a permanency planning hearing is required pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-282.1 A2. 2. [ ] A new foster care plan that identifies a permanent goal of ..................................................................................................................... PERMANENT GOAL for review at this permanency planning hearing is attached hereto and incorporated herein; FORM DC-556 (MASTER, PAGE 1 OF 3) 07/09 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Court Case No. ........................................................................... AND [ ] (a) the board or agency seeks to achieve the permanent goal for the child and, therefore, petitions the court for the following relief: [ ] transfer custody of child to his/her prior family, namely ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. NAME [ ] dissolve the board's placement agreement and return the child to his/her prior family. [ ] transfer custody of the child to a relative other than the child's prior family, namely ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. NAME [ ] approve termination of residual parental rights as being in the best interest of the child, and, upon separate petitions [ ] filed [ ] to be filed, terminate residual parental rights pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-277.01 or § 16.1-283. [ ] place child in permanent foster care. [ ] A permanent foster care agreement is appended. [ ] direct the agency with custody of the child to provide the child with services to transition to independent living if [ ] the child has been admitted to the United States as a refugee or asylee, has attained the age of 16 years and the plan is independent living; OR [ ] independent living was identified as the goal for the child in a foster care plan approved by the Court prior to July 1, 2011. [ ] place the child in another planned permanent living arrangement. OR [ ] (b) The board or agency has thoroughly investigated the feasibility of the alternatives listed in Virginia Code § 16.1282.1 A (i) (v) and alleges that none of these alternatives is in the best interest of the child and, therefore, petitions the court for approval of an interim plan and the following relief: [ ] continue custody with the board or agency or continue placement with the board through a parental agreement; or [ ] transfer custody to the board or agency from the parents or guardian of a child who has been in foster care through an agreement where the parents or guardian retained legal custody. 3. [ ] If 2(b) above is applicable, the foster care plan pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-282.1 B includes provisions for accomplishing the permanent goal within 6 months, and summarizes the investigation conducted of the alternatives listed in Virginia Code § 16.1-282.1 A (i) (v) and states why achieving each of these is not in the best interest of the child at this time. Wherefore, Petitioner requests that the court grant the following relief and such other relief as the child's best interest requires: 1. [ ] Docket the case for a permanency planning hearing to be held within thirty days, si
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