Reasonable Efforts to Reunify Families North Carolina
Statute: §§ 7B-101; 7B-507
Diligent use of preventive or reunification services by a department of social services
Services or other efforts aimed at returning a juvenile to a safe home or at achieving another permanent plan
When Reasonable Efforts Are Required
Statute: §§ 7B-101; 7B-507
To prevent or eliminate the need for placement of the juvenile
If a court determines that the juvenile is not to be returned home, efforts to develop and implement a permanent plan for the child
When Reasonable Efforts Are NOT Required
Statute: §§ 7B-101; 7B-507
Such efforts would clearly be futile
The parent has subjected the child to aggravated circumstances, including abandonment, torture, chronic abuse, or sexual abuse
Parental rights to another child have been terminated involuntarily
The parent has committed murder or voluntary
manslaughter of another child or has aided, abetted, or attempted to commit such crime
The parent has committed a felony assault that resulted in serious bodily injury to the child or another child of the parent
