Decision-Making for the Permanent Placement of Children Oregon

Schedule of Hearings

Statute: § 419B.470

Permanency hearing:

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

No later than 12 months after the child was
placed under the jurisdiction of the court or 14
months after the child was placed in care,
whichever occurs first

Every 12 months thereafter

Persons Entitled to Attend Hearings

Statute:

Not specified in statute

Determinations Made at Hearings

Statute: § 419B.476

Whether the department has made reasonable efforts and the parent has made sufficient progress to reunify the family

Compliance with the case plan

Efforts made by the department to develop a
concurrent permanent plan

Permanency Options

Statute: §§ 419B.343(3); 419B.476

Return to parent

Adoption

Legal guardianship

Another planned permanent living arrangement

For a child age 16 or older, independent living

If an Indian child, the placement preference
established by the Indian Child Welfare Act