Reasonable Efforts to Reunify Families Minnesota

What Are Reasonable Efforts

Statute: § 260.012

Culturally appropriate services by the social services agency

Appropriate and available services to meet the needs of the child and the child's family

Services that are: relevant to the safety and protection of the child; adequate to meet the needs of the child and family; culturally appropriate; available and accessible; consistent and timely; and realistic under the circumstances

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When Reasonable Efforts Are Required

Statute: § 260.012

To prevent placement or eliminate the need for removal

To reunite the child with the child's family at the earliest possible time

When a court determines that reasonable efforts to reunite the child with the parent are not required, efforts to finalize the permanent plan for the child

When Reasonable Efforts Are NOT Required

Statute: § 260.012

A parent has subjected the child to egregious harm

Parental rights to a sibling have been terminated

The child is an abandoned infant

A determination has been made that additional
reasonable efforts would be futile and unreasonable

A parent has been convicted of murder, manslaughter, or assault with a dangerous weapon with regard to another child

The parent has been convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon or assault with a pattern of past abuse with regard to a surviving child