Reasonable Efforts to Reunify Families Massachusetts

What Are Reasonable Efforts

Statute: Ch. 119, § 29C

As determined by the court

When Reasonable Efforts Are Required

Statute: Ch. 119, § 29C

Prior to placement to prevent or eliminate the need for removal from the home

To make it possible for a child to return safely to his or her parent or guardian

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When Reasonable Efforts Are NOT Required

Statute: Ch. 119, § 29C

The child has been abandoned

The parent's rights to another child have have
been involuntarily terminated

The parent has been convicted of murder or
voluntary manslaughter of another child or
aiding or abetting in the commission of such
crime, or the parent has been convicted of a
felony assault resulting in serious bodily
injury of the child or another child

The parent has subjected the child to aggravated
circumstances, which may include sexual abuse or
exploitation