13.21 Annual Permanency Reviews

Legal Authority

Annual permanency reviews are held every twelve (12) months in the court, which is responsible for reviewing the permanency plan.
As long as the child is in an adoptive placement, annual permanency reviews are continued until the adoption judgment has been entered by the circuit or family court.
Adoptive parents have the right to have their attorney present, at the court’s discretion.
If the adoptive placement disrupts or the child’s status in the home changes from adoption to foster care, annual permanency reviews continue to be held.
If the child re-enters out-of-home care (OOHC) the annual permanency reviews are reinstated.

The SSW:

Follows all procedures outlined in SOP 11.30 Permanency Hearings regarding annual permanency reviews including notification to the court of the need for an annual permanency review (APR) sixty (60) days prior to the twelve (12) month deadline;
Notifies the adoptive parents of the APR at least seven (7) days prior to the court date. ¹

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If the adoptive placement disrupts or the child’s status in the home changes from adoption to foster care, annual permanency reviews continue to be held.
If the child re-enters out-of-home care (OOHC) the annual permanency reviews are reinstated.

Follows all procedures outlined in SOP 11.30 Permanency Hearings regarding annual permanency reviews including notification to the court of the need for an annual permanency review (APR) sixty (60) days prior to the twelve (12) month deadline;
Notifies the adoptive parents of the APR at least seven (7) days prior to the court date. 1

Notification includes information on the purpose, time and location of the review and who is to attend.