Decision-Making for the Permanent Placement of Children New York

Schedule of Hearings

Statute: Soc. Serv. Law §§ 358-a; 392

Permanency hearings:

After the child has been in placement for a continuous period of 12 months; every 12 months thereafter

Within 30 days of a finding that reasonable efforts to reunify are not required

Persons Entitled to Attend Hearings

Statute: Soc. Serv. Law § 392

All parties

Foster parents

Determinations Made at Hearings

Statute: Soc. Serv. Law § 392

The appropriateness of the permanency plan
What services have been offered to strengthen the family

Other efforts that may promote the best interests of the child

For a child age 16 or older, services to assist the child to transition to independent living

For a child placed out of State, whether the placement continues to be appropriate

Permanency Options

Statute: Soc. Serv. Law § 392

Return to parent

Adoption

Legal guardianship

Permanent placement with a fit and willing
relative

Another planned permanent living arrangement