Reasonable Efforts to Reunify Families Delaware
Statute: Tit. 29, § 9003
The Division of Family Services will provide family preservation services.
When Reasonable Efforts Are Required
Statute: Tit. 29, § 9003
Services will be provided to those families whose children are at imminent risk of out-of-home placement when it is determined that out-of-home placement can be avoided.
When Reasonable Efforts Are NOT Required
Statute: Tit. 13, § 1103
Reunification services are not required when the grounds for termination of parental rights are:
The child has been abandoned
The parent has committed or attempted to commit
a felony offense against the person where the
victim was a child
The parent committed or attempted to commit the
offense of dealing in children
The parent committed the felony of endangering
the welfare of a child
The parent's rights to another child have been
terminated
The parent has subjected the child to torture,
chronic abuse, sexual abuse, or life-threatening
abuse
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