Maine § 22 §4038-B Permanency plans

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §4038-B — Permanency plans

Maine § 22 §4038-B

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 3CHILDREN

Ch. 1071CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §4038-B (2026).

Text

1.Mandated permanency planning hearing. Unless subsequent judicial reviews are not required pursuant to section 4038, subsection 1‑A, the District Court shall conduct a permanency planning hearing and shall determine a permanency plan within the earlier of:

2.Subsequent permanency planning hearings. Unless subsequent judicial reviews are not required pursuant to section 4038, subsection 1‑A, the District Court shall conduct a permanency planning hearing within 12 months of the date of any prior permanency planning order.

3.Permanency planning orders. After each permanency planning hearing, the District Court shall adopt a permanency plan for a child that complies with subsection 4. The court shall enter the order within the time limitations contained in subsection 1 or 2, whichever is a

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1.
Mandated permanency planning hearing.
Unless subsequent judicial reviews are not required pursuant to section 4038, subsection 1‑A, the District Court shall conduct a permanency planning hearing and shall determine a permanency plan within the earlier of:
2.
Subsequent permanency planning hearings.
Unless subsequent judicial reviews are not required pursuant to section 4038, subsection 1‑A, the District Court shall conduct a permanency planning hearing within 12 months of the date of any prior permanency planning order.
3.
Permanency planning orders.
After each permanency planning hearing, the District Court shall adopt a permanency plan for a child that complies with subsection 4. The court shall enter the order within the time limitations contained in subsection 1 or 2, whichever is applicable to the permanency planning hearing.
4.
Contents of permanency plan.
A permanency plan for a child under this section must contain determinations on the following issues.
5.
Wishes of child.
The District Court shall consider the wishes of a child, in a manner appropriate to the age of the child, in making a determination under this section.

Legislative History

PL 2005, c. 372, §6 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 557, §§2, 3 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 381, §5 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §65 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).