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C6.7 Motion to Redocket

Legal Authority

Introduction

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Practice Guidance

Procedure

The SSW:

  1. Confers with the county attorney and family services office supervisor (FSOS), then requests a motion to redocket by following the appropriate regional and local court protocols; 
  2. Requests the court clerk’s office to place the case on the docket for review;
  3. Notifies all involved parties of the date and time of court once the case is placed on the court docket for review;
  4. Requests a motion to redocket in the following situations:​
    1. ​​​To amend, with the assistance of the county attorney, a previous petition due to new information;
    2. When a youth, parents, or other caregiver fails to follow court orders associated with their child protection case;
    3. When a child has gone missing or run away during an open, court-active case; 1
    4. When needing to seek permission for medical treatment for a child in emergency or temporary custody, as outlined in SOP C7.22.2 Authorization for Medical Services​;​
    5. When there is a lack of cooperation or failure by the youth, parent, or other caregiver to follow the case plan;
    6. To request a change in custody;
    7. To seek court approval of a planned permanent living arrangement, refer to Permanency Goals in OOHC Cases Tip Sheet;
    8. To extend the commitment of a youth as outlined in SOP C7.56 Transition Planning for OOHC Youth;
    9. To request cessation of life support systems for a child in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services' (Cabinet/CHFS) care as outlined in SOP C7.26.1 Ending Use of Life Support Systems. When faced with a child needing life support, the SSW follows the procedures outlined in SOP C7.26 Life Support Systems; and
    10. Other times as indicated by significant changes in a child or family’s situation.



​Footnotes

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  1. When the child is in the custody of the cabinet, the worker also follows the procedures referenced in SOP C7.50 Locating Missing Children-Including Runaways​.

Documents

Revisions

​10/7/2025

G.  To request permanent custody for a kinship care relative after a child has been successfully in placement for six (6) months as outlined in SOP 4.5 Kinship Care Program-Introduction;​