GOOOOAAAL!
THIS is the standard the court must apply in selecting a permanency goal under 705 ILCS 405/2-28(2)
What is Best Interest of the Minor?
A court may grant the foster parent intervenor status on any case where it finds THIS.
What is It is in the Best Interest of the Minor?
The court CANNOT extend a minor's wardship beyond this date regardless of the circumstances under In re Ardedia L. 1st dist. 1993, 618 N.E.2d 804, 188 Ill Dec 234
What is 21st Birthday?
You DO or DO NOT need to find that a violation has occurred to vacate a 2-25 or 2-24 Order of Protection?
While the court cannot order that the minor be placed in a specific placement post disposition, the court can order that minor be WHAT from a specific placement?
What is removed from a specific placement? Court could order removal from a particular placement in the context of a permanency planning hearing when the placement is not in the best interests of the child (eg. Not in furtherance of the goal). See In re A.L. (2nd dist, 1998), 689 N.E.2d 1167, 228 Ill Dec 746.
A minor must be THIS AGE or OLDER for the court to enter an Independence Goal.
What is 15?
What is To Be Heard?
Regardless of a minor's wishes, the court cannot close a minor's case without written findings that it is THIS, pursuant to the court's opinion in In re Vincente G. (1st dist. 2011), 946 N.E.2d 437, 349 Ill. Dec. 243
What is "In the Best Interest of the Minor"?
Under a 2-20 Order of Supervision, the minor IS or IS NOT required to be in the care of a parent.
What is IS NOT?
Unfortunately the court CAN NOT order that a specific worker or agency be assigned to a case, but the court under in re K.C. can take this action.
What is remove an agency?
What are Adoption (SCPCDTPR)?
In addition to their right to be heard, the CURRENT foster parents or relative caregivers MUST BE GIVEN THIS for each stage of the proceedings?
What is notice of each hearing? (Statute does not say who is responsible.)
If a case was closed, wardship may be reinstated if THIS occurs before THIS date.
True or False, pre-trial, to vacate a 2-25 order of protection the People must establish Urgent and Immediate Necessity.
What is False. The technical standard is "Best Interest of the Child."
In re Lawrence M. (1996), 172 Ill 2d 523, 670 N.E.2d 710, 219 Ill. Dec. 32. held that while the court can not order that DCFS refer a parent to specific provider the court can order that the Department provide a certain type of service (residential drug treatment). The First District held in 1996 that even this authority ended AFTER THIS EVENT in the case of In re Rami M.
What is AFTER RETURN HOME?
Before entering a goal of Home Environment Not Appropriate the court MUST find 1) cannot be provided for in a home environment due to developmental disabilities or mental illness or because the minor is a danger to self or others AND THIS.
What is Return Home, Substitute Care Pending TPR and Adoption are inappropriate and not in the child's best interests?
A foster parent MAY file a motion to intervene if they are licensed (or eligible for licensure), the child has been placed with them for a year, and THIS has been filed with the court by a parent or guardian who has been found to have inflicted ABUSE OR NEGLECT?
True or False: To reinstate wardship the court MUST find the parents and/or current legal guardian is Unfit, Unwilling, or Unable.
What is FALSE?
Decisions denying return home are not final and are therefore not THIS.
What is appealable. Decisions on return-home motions are not final and therefore denials are not appealable. In re Brandon S.(1st dist, 2002), 771 N.E.2d 1117, 265 Ill Dec. 158.
If a parent has refused available free treatment options, the court CAN or CANNOT order the Department to provide additional options at a cost?
What is CAN NOT? Trial Court does not have the authority to order DCFS to pay for inpatient drug treatment services which would take both mother and children when two free treatment programs were rejected by the mother. In the Interest of Lawrence M et al (1st Dist 1995) 645 N.E.2d 1069, 206 Ill Dec 817
After entering a goal of Return Home Pending Status, THIS is the time frame for entering a new goal.
What is no earlier than 9 months from adjudication and no later than 11 months?
A foster parent of 1 year or more SHALL be given intervenor status when this DECISION is being made by the Department OR the court.
What is to terminate the minor's placement in their home?
If a minor is 13, surrenders or consents were signed 3 years ago, an adoptive parent's parental rights were terminated OR adoption is unlikely in the current home the court may GRANT this provided the birth parent is agreement AND the court finds it is in the minor's best interest.
A Motion to Reinstate Parental Rights? sec. 2-34. Interestingly, the statute says the motion can only be filed by the minor or DCFS.
2-25 Orders of Protection may be entered on these PEOPLE only.
Who is everyone? Court has jurisdiction to enter an order of protection against a relative who cohabits with the mother as long as he or she has notice. See In re T.W. (4th dist, 1988) 520 N.E.2d 1107, 117 Ill Dec 756.
The court can arguably name a specific placement when a case is in THIS posture?
What is pre-trial? Court can order that a minor be kept in a suitable place designated by the court or in a shelter care facility designated by the Department of Children and Family Services or a licensed child welfare agency. 2-10(2).