Foster/AdoptAn approved or licensed family providing foster care or formal kinship care who now intends to adopt a child who was placed in their home as a foster child.
Full DisclosureThe process of providing clear, objective information to parents about the rights, responsibilities and expectations of all members of the permanency team. It must include information on the impact of out-of-home placement on children and the urgency of placing children in permanent living arrangements as quickly as possible. Full disclosure includes telling parents about shortened timeframes, that concurrent planning means two permanency goals will be pursued and plans developed to complete both goals as well as the expectations of the CCYA and court.
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Goal ChangeWhen any party, or the court itself, seeks a change in the current permanency/placement goal identified for the child; goals include reunification with their family; placement with an adoptive family; placement with a legal custodian /permanent legal custodian ; placement with a fit and willing relative; or placement in another planned permanent living arrangement.
GPSGeneral Protective Services
Guardian ad LitemThe guardian ad litem is appointed to represent the best interests and legal interests of a child involved in a dependency proceeding and to develop recommendations regarding the child’s best interests. GALs represent the best interests and protect the legal interests of children in all phases of child welfare court proceedings. To do so, a GAL may meet with each child, interview the parents and caretakers, and review any relevant court, psychological and school records. In certain situations, the court will appoint a GAL and counsel for the child. In that case, the GAL represents the best interests of the child, and counsel represents the legal interests and express wishes of the child.
