On January 1, 2014, grandparents were granted the following additional rights in dependency cases: From the beginning of the case, DHS is required, and has an ongoing obligation, to make diligent efforts to identify and obtain contact information for the grandparents of a child or ward committed to the Department’s custody. DHS shall give the …
Category: Dependency
Reasonable Efforts – Visitation
As an attorney for either a parent or child it is important to evaluate a case to determine if DHS is making reasonable efforts to reunify the family. The importance of a no reasonable efforts finding has huge, positive, consequences for our clients. First, it impacts the Title IV-E reimbursement funding for foster care which …