Pennsylvania Code
Title 237 - JUVENILE RULES
Part I - RULES
Subpart B - DEPENDENCY MATTERS
Chapter 16 - POST-DISPOSITIONAL PROCEDURES
Part B(2) - PERMANENCY HEARING
Rule 1610 - Permanency Hearing for Children over Eighteen

Universal Citation: 237 PA Code ยง 1610

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

A. Purpose and timing of hearing. For every case for children over the age of eighteen, the court shall conduct a permanency hearing at least every six months for purposes of determining:

(1) whether the child continues to meet the definition of child under Rule 1120 and has requested the court to retain dependency jurisdiction;

2) whether the transition plan of the child is consistent with Rule 1631(E)(2);

3) The date by which the goal of permanency for the child might be achieved; and

4) whether the placement continues to be best suited to the safety, protection, and physical, mental, and moral welfare of the child.

B. Recording. The permanency hearing shall be recorded.

C. Evidence. Any evidence helpful in determining the appropriate course of action, including evidence that was not admissible at the adjudicatory hearing, shall be presented to the court.

D. Court's findings. At the permanency hearing, the court shall enter its findings and conclusions of law into the record and enter an order pursuant to Rule 1611. The court shall make a determination whether the county agency has satisfied the requirements of Rule 1149 regarding family finding, and if not, the findings and conclusions of the court on why the requirements have not been met by the county agency.

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