Section 388-826-0050. Is there an ongoing court process when the child is in out-of-home placement and how does the process work?

The ongoing court process involves the following activities:

(1) When a child is placed in a licensed out-of-home setting, within one hundred eighty days, the DDD social worker must file an order with the court that says the custodial and legal parent has signed a voluntary placement agreement with DDD and voluntarily requests placement of their child in out-of-home care;

(2) The child's DDD social worker prepares the necessary papers and files them with the court clerk; and

(3) Once a year, the DDD social worker prepares a report that must be presented to the court. It is called an order for continued placement and it describes in the words of the social worker, why the out-of-home placement continues to be in the best interest of the child.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.350. WSR 02-22-057, § 388-826-0050, filed 10/31/02, effective 12/1/02.]

RCW 74.13.350. WSR 02-22-057, § 388-826-0050, filed 10/31/02, effective 12/1/02.