New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS
Subchapter 3 - REVIEW OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT OR CARE PROVIDED BY A RELATIVE
Section 3A:13-3.4 - Determination of whether out-of-home placement or care provided by a relative should continue
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:13-3.4
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) In deciding whether the out-of-home placement or care provided by a relative should continue, the Division shall consider and determine the following:
1. The safety of the
child;
2. Whether the circumstances and
reasons originally necessitating the out-of-home placement or care provided by a
relative of the child continue to exist or if additional or different circumstances
have occurred which support continued out-of-home placement or care provided by a
relative;
3. Whether the Division in the
provision of services has made reasonable efforts to return the child home and the
failure to achieve that return home is not due to a lack of appropriate Division
services or actions, as specified in the case plan, see N.J.A.C. 3A:12-1;
4. Whether the Division has provided ample
opportunity for visitation between the child and parent, siblings and relatives, so
as to maintain the parent-child and family relationships;
5. Whether continued out-of-home placement or care
provided by a relative serves the best interest of the child;
6. Whether a less or more restrictive out-of-home
placement would better meet the child's needs;
7. Whether an out-of-home placement or care
provided by a relative in closer proximity to the child's family is available and if
it would better serve the child's needs; and
8. Whether the child should be placed with any of
his or her siblings and what efforts have been made to place the siblings
together.
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