1. For a placement initiated on or after July 1, 1992, the department shall file a petition to initiate a voluntary placement proceeding prior to the child's placement in accordance with criteria established pursuant to the federal Child Welfare Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-272, as codified in 42 U.S.C. § 627(a). For a placement initiated before July 1, 1992, the department shall file a petition to approve placement on or before September 1, 1992.
2. The petition and subsequent court documents shall be entitled "In the interests of . . . . . , a child".
3. The petition shall state the names and residence of the child and the child's living parents, guardian, custodian, and guardian ad litem, if any, and the age of the child.
4. The petition shall describe the child's emotional, physical, or intellectual disability which requires care and treatment; the reasonable efforts to maintain the child in the child's home; the department's request to the family of a child with mental retardation, other developmental disability, or organic mental illness to determine if any services or support provided to the family will enable the family to continue to care for the child in the child's home; and the reason the child's parent, guardian, or custodian has requested a foster care placement. The petition shall also describe the commitment of the parent, guardian, or custodian in fulfilling the responsibilities defined in the case permanency plan and how the placement will serve the child's best interests.
89 Acts, ch 169, § 5; 92 Acts, ch 1229, § 12
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