New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 17 - REMOVAL OF CHILDREN IN PLACEMENT FROM RESOURCE FAMILY HOMES
Subchapter 2 - REMOVING A CHILD IN PLACEMENT FROM THE RESOURCE FAMILY HOME
Section 3A:17-2.5 - Considerations in deciding whether or not to remove

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:17-2.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) The Division representative shall consider the following points when deciding whether to remove a child in placement, in emergency and non-emergency situations:

1. The age of the child in placement;

2. The length of stay in this resource family home;

3. The relationship between the child in placement and the resource family;

4. The number and impact of prior moves on the child in placement;

5. The child's adjustment to the extended resource family and community;

6. The child's expressed wishes;

7. The resource family's history with the Division and of successful parenting;

8. The availability of support services to maintain the placement;

9. The willingness of the resource family and the child in placement to work to overcome problems;

10. The child's injuries for which neither the resource family nor the child in placement can offer a reasonable explanation;

11. The resource family's cooperation or lack of cooperation with any child abuse and neglect investigation;

12. The child's allegations of child abuse or neglect;

13. The child's immediate safety;

14. The child's risk of future harm; and

15. The location of the child's siblings and the ability to keep them together or reunite them or facilitate visits.

(b) A child in placement may be removed temporarily from a resource family home before or during a child abuse or neglect investigation for the child's safety and protection. If the Division representative makes a finding of unfounded (as defined in N.J.A.C. 3A:10-7.3(c)4), the Division representative shall use the criteria listed in (a) above to determine whether the child who has been removed will be returned to the resource family home.

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