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Decision-Making for the Permanent Placement of Children Ohio
Statute: § 2151.417
Review hearing 1 year after the child was first placed in care and every 12 months thereafter
Within 30 days of a finding that efforts to return the child home are no longer required
Persons Entitled to Attend Hearings
Statute: § 2151.417
Appropriate agency employees
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The child's parents
Any person who had guardianship or legal custody
of the child
The guardian ad litem
The child
Determinations Made at Hearings
Statute: § 2151.417
Appropriateness of any agency actions
The safety and appropriateness of continuing the child's placement
Whether any changes should be made to the child's
permanency plan or placement
Permanency Options
Statute: § 2151.417
Return home
Adoption
Legal custody
Planned permanent living arrangement
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