Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 1114 – Placement for adoption and post-termination placement order
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.
65 Del. Laws, c. 457, § ?1; 68 Del. Laws, c. 276, § ?1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 234, § ?1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 226, § 17;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 1114
- Child: means as defined in § 302 of Title 1. See Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 1101
- Court: means the Family Court of the State of Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 1101
- DSCYF: means the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families of this State. See Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 1101
- Licensed agency: means an agency to which the Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing has granted a license to place children for adoption. See Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 1101
