What is...
Acronyms
Legal I
Legal II
Random
100
This is Paramount
What is Safety
100
MEPA
What is Multi-Ethnic Placement Act
100
Highest law of the land
What is Constitution
100
What is UCCJEA
What is Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act
100
Standard of Proof in TPR hearings
What is Clear and Convincing
200
Must be conducted with a child 5 or over who leaves licensed care
What is Exit Interview
200
ICWA
What is Indian Child Welfare Act
200
Primary Legal Reference for Dependency Cases
What is Florida Statute Chapter 39
200
4 Kinds of Evidence
What is Direct, Demonstrative, Circumstantial, Expert Testimony
200
Standard of Proof in Dependency
What is Preponderance of the Evidence
300
Must be completed within 15 working days of ESI staffing
What is Initial Family Assessment
300
FSFN
What is Florida Safe Families Network
300
Also known as "Rules"
What is Administrative Code
300
Allowed to collect evidence for physical and sexual abuse cases
What is CPT
300
Held within 30 days of arraingment
What is adjudicatory hearing
400
Frequency of unannounced visits to be made to child's residence
What is every 3 months
400
ICPC
What is Interstate Compact for Placement of Children
400
Act adopted in 1997 designed to avoid foster care drift
What is ASFA (Adoption and Safe Families Act)
400
Standard of Proof in Shelter Hearings
What is Probable Cause
400
Purpose of TPR
What is to free child for adoption
500
Occurs every six months on an open case
What is Judicial Review
500
JRSSR
What is Judicial Review Social Studies Report
500
Purpose of MEPA
What is avoid children being placed due to ethnicity, and to recruit multi-ethnic homes
500
3 Petitions needed to begin court involvement
What is Shelter, Dependency, TPR
500
3 Grounds for TPR
What is Egregious Abuse, Parents materially breach case plan, parent convicted of murder of other parent
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