When a child is in the care and custody of the state of Maryland in a Child in Need of Assistance case, that child must have a permanency plan, which is determined by the juvenile court. “The ...

This article discusses the evolution and ongoing challenges in New York’s child protective system, especially regarding permanency hearings and case delays. Recent reforms emphasize timely hearings to ...

Foster care is meant to be “a temporary service for short-term care and supportive services to children who are unable to live at home because of child abuse or neglect.” The longer a child remains in ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Supreme Court has announced the new list of members for its Task Force on Permanency Planning, which includes some new and some familiar faces. The Kansas Supreme ...

Maria* would wait until the last minute to tell her daughter, fostered for nearly 10 years, that the following day she would have to sit in front of a board that will decide her future for the next ...

"The majority of the court, unfortunately, has now blended the standard for determining the maturing of permanency benefits into our well-established standard for the vesting of those benefits," ...