Reasonable Efforts to Reunify Families Arkansas
Statute: § 9-27-303
'Reasonable efforts' means efforts to preserve the family, or reasonable care and diligence on the part of the department or agency to utilize all available services related to meeting the needs of the juvenile and the family.
When Reasonable Efforts Are Required
Statute: § 9-27-303
Prior to the placement of a child in foster care to prevent the need for removing the child from the child's home
To reunify a family after a child has been placed out of home to make it possible to return safely home
To obtain permanency for a child who has been in placement more than 12 months, or 15 of the last 22 months
When Reasonable Efforts Are NOT Required
Statute: § 9-27-303
Reunification shall not be required if a court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the parent has:
Subjected the child to aggravated circumstances, which may include abandonment, chronic abuse, cruelty, or sexual abuse
Committed or attempted to commit murder or voluntary manslaughter of any child
Committed felony battery or assault to any child that results in serious bodily injury
Had parental rights terminated to a sibling of the child
Has abandoned an infant
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