Decision-Making for the Permanent Placement of Children South Dakota
Statute: §§ 26-8A-21.2; 26-8A-24; 26-8A-26
Review hearing of foster care status every 6 months
Permanency hearing within 30 days of a finding that reasonable efforts are not appropriate
Permanency hearing after the child has been in care 12 months and every 12 months thereafter
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Persons Entitled to Attend Hearings
Statute:
Not specified in statutes reviewed
Determinations Made at Hearings
Statute: § 26-8A-25
The appropriateness of foster placement
The assistance and services that have been
provided to the parents
If return to the parent is unlikely, efforts made
by the department to provide other care
Permanency Options
Statute: §§ 26-8A-21.2; 26-8A-26
Return to the parent
Adoption
Legal guardianship
Placement with a fit and willing relative
Another planned permanent living arrangement
Independent living for a child age 16 or older
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