Petition For Permanency Planning Hearing {DC-556}

PETITION FOR PERMANENCY PLANNING HEARINGCourt Case No. ...........................................................................Commonwealth of Virginia Va. Code 247247 16.1-282.1, 63.2-906Agency Case No. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Juvenile and Domestic Relations District CourtIn re: .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................NAME OF CHILD[ ]Male............................................................................................................[ ]Female............................................................................................................AGE (YEARS/MONTHS)DATE OF BIRTHwho was placed in the custody of or through an agreement with.....................................................................................................................................................................................on.................................................................................PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CHILD-PLACING AGENCYDATEI, 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 247 16.1-282.1because:[ ](a)the childi.was the subject of a foster care plan filed in this court pursuant to Virginia Code 247 16.1-281, has notpreviously been the subject of a permanency planning hearing at which the court approved a permanentgoal, andii.has been:[ ]placed through an agreement with the local board of social services where legal custody remains withthe 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 247 16.1-281 B.OR[ ](c)the child was the subject of a permanency planning hearing pursuant to Virginia Code 247 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 247 16.1-282.1 A2.2.[ ]A new foster care plan that identifies a permanent goal of .....................................................................................................................forPERMANENT GOALreview 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 board222s placement agreement and return the child to his/her prior family. [ ] transfer custody of the child to a relative other than the child222s 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 247 16.1-277.01 or 24716.1-283. [ ] place child, who is 16 years of age or older, 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. [ ] place the child, who is 16 years of age or older, in another planned permanent living arrangement. OR [ ] (b) The board or agency has thoroughly investigated the feasibility of the alternatives listed in Virginia Code 247 16.1-282.1 A (i) 226 (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 247 16.1-282.1 B includes provisions foraccomplishing the permanent goal within 6 months, and summarizes the investigation conducted of the alternatives listed in Virginia Code 247 16.1-282.1 A (i) 226 (v) and states why achieving each of these is not in the best interest of the child at this time. The foster care plan describes the child222s placement, including in-state and out-of-state placement options and whether the child222s placement is in-state or out-of-state. If the child222s placement is out-of-state, the foster care plan provides the reason why the out-of-state placement is appropriate and in the best interests of the child. Wherefore, Petitioner requests that the court grant the following relief and such other relief as the child222s best interest requires: 1.[ ] Docket the case for a permanency planning hearing to be held within thirty days, since a hearing was notpreviously scheduled pursuant to Virginia Code 247 16.1-281 B, 16.1-282 E, or 247 16.1-282.1 B. 2.Provide notice of the hearing and a copy of the petition, pursuant to Virginia Code 247247 16.1-282.1 and 16.1-282, to thefollowing at addresses provided on the attached transmittal form:Child, if he/she is 12 years of age or older;Guardian ad litem for child;Child222s parents and any person standing in loco parentis at time agency assumed custody;Foster parents or other care providers of the child;Petitioning board of social services or other child welfare agency; andSuch other persons as the court may direct, including, but not limited to, pre-adoptive parents, if any.FORM DC-556 (MASTER, PAGE 2 OF 3) 07/17 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Court Case No. ........................................................................... 3.Enter a finding that:[ ] Reasonable efforts [ ] have been made [ ] have not been made by the agency to reunite the child with his or herparents, guardian or other person standing in loco parentis to the child. [ ] Reasonable efforts to reunite the child with a parent are not required pursuant to Virginia Code 247 16.1-281 B. [ ] The board or agency has identified a permanent goal for the child other than returning the child home and reasonable efforts [ ] have been made [ ] have not been made to achieve the permanent goal identified in the foster care plan. 4.Ent