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CPS Court Administrative SOP
C6.1 Preparation for Court
C6.2 Subpoenas and Confidentiality
C6.3 Attorney-Client Privileged Information
C6.4 Regional Attorney and Office of Legal Services
C6.5 Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem
C6.6 Overview of Notifications to the Court
C6.7 Motion to Redocket
C6.8 Judicial Determination of Reasonable Efforts and Aggravated Circumstances
C6.9 Educational Assessment of a Child in Placement
C6.10 Wardship Cases
How a Case Moves through Court
C6.11 How to File a Petition
C6.12 When to File a Petition
C6.13 Temporary Removal Hearing
C6.14 Temporary Custody
C6.15 Expiration of Temporary Custody Order to the Cabinet
C6.16 Voluntary Commitment
C6.17 Release from Voluntary Commitment
C6.18 Emergency Custody Order (ECO)
C6.19 Non-Custodial Parent and Financial Support
C6.20 Procedures When the Court Orders Specific Placement
C6.21 Completing and Filing Subpoenas
C6.22 Adjudication Hearing
C6.23 Admissions and Agreements
C6.24 Court Reports
C6.25 Dispositional Hearing
C6.26 Dispositional Alternatives
C6.27 Permanency Hearings
C6.28 Determining Who has Legal Right to the Child
C6.29 Process for Court Case Reviews
Termination of Parental Rights Process
C6.30 Voluntary Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)
C6.30.1 Voluntary TPR Hearing and Order of Judgment
C6.31 Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)
C6.31.1 Pre-Permanency Planning Conference, DSS 161 Packet Completion, and Filing of Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) Petition
C6.31.2 Attorneys Involved in the TPR Action
C6.31.3 Witness Conference and TPR Subpoenas
C6.31.4 Involuntary Termination of Parental RIghts (TPR) Hearing and Order of Judgment
C6.32 Appearance Waiver and Consent to Adopt
C6.33 Services to the Family During an Appeal
Child Custody and Commitment
C6.34 Return of a Committed Child to Care
C6.35 Release or Extension/Reinstatement of Commitment for Youth
C6.35.1 Release of Commitment of a Child Committed as Dependent, Neglected or Abused
C6.35.2 Release of Commitment of Status Offenders
C6.35.3 Discharge Involving Interstate Compact
C6.35.4 Disabled Youth
C6.36 Court Ordered or Requested Child Custody Investigations
Standards of Practice Manual
C6
C6.32 Appearance Waiver and Consent to Adopt
Effective: 12/3/2010
C6.32 Appearance Waiver and Consent to Adopt
Legal Authority
KRS 625.040 Petition
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Introduction
Introduction
Practice Guidance
Practice Guidance
Kentucky statute allows an appearance waiver and
the DSS-215-Consent to Adoption
form to
be filed with the termination petition when the parent initiates a voluntary termination of parental rights (TPR) action in family or circuit court and chooses not to attend the proceeding.
Procedure
Procedure
The SSW:
Requests the parent(s) to appear before the court for the termination hearing to avoid potential conflicts of interest by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (Cabinet/CHFS) and ensure that parents seeking voluntary TPR are fully aware of the finality of TPR and the consequences of their action;
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Does not utilize the appearance waiver and
DSS-215-Consent to Adopt
form when the child’s legal custody will be transferred to the Cabinet.
Main Content
Footnotes
The parent(s) cannot be required to attend the TPR hearing.
Relative Content
Documents
DPP-215 Consent to Adoption
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Revisions
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