Delaware § 1114 Placement for adoption and post-termination placement order

Delaware Statutes

§ 1114 — Placement for adoption and post-termination placement order

Delaware·Title 13·Ch. 11 TERMINATION AND TRANSFER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS

If the Court issues an order terminating existing parental rights and transferring them to DSCYF or a licensed agency, all of the following must occur:

(1)The agency shall attempt to promptly place the child for adoption.

(2)Every 6 months after the Court issues the order, or more frequently at the Court’s discretion, and until an adoption decree, guardianship, or permanent guardianship order is entered, the Court shall convene a hearing or require the agency to submit to the Court a written report that must include at least all of the following: a. Details of the agency’s reasonable efforts toward finalizing a permanency plan. b. A description of the steps the agency took to achieve the permanency plan. c. A description of barriers to the permanency plan and how the barriers may be

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If the Court issues an order terminating existing parental rights and transferring them to DSCYF or a licensed agency, all of the following must occur:

(1) The agency shall attempt to promptly place the child for adoption.

(2) Every 6 months after the Court issues the order, or more frequently at the Court’s discretion, and until an adoption decree, guardianship, or permanent guardianship order is entered, the Court shall convene a hearing or require the agency to submit to the Court a written report that must include at least all of the following:

a. Details of the agency’s reasonable efforts toward finalizing a permanency plan.

b. A description of the steps the agency took to achieve the permanency plan.

c. A description of barriers to the permanency plan and how the barriers may be overcome.

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