Minn. Juve. Prot. P. 27.02

As amended through October 28, 2024

Rule 27.02 - Social Services Court Report - Child in Foster Care

Subd.1. Content. In addition to the requirements of Rule 27.01, each certified report regarding a child in foster care shall include:

(a) the child's placement history, including:

(1) the date the child was removed from the home and the agency's legal authority for removal;

(2) the date the child was ordered placed in foster care, if the child has been ordered in foster care;

(3) the total length of time the child has been in foster care, including all cumulative time in foster care the child may have experienced within the previous five years;

(4) the number of times, if any, the child reentered foster care prior to age 21;

(5) the number of foster care placements the child has been in prior to age 21;

(6) if the child's foster care home has changed since the last court hearing:

(i) the reason for the change in foster care home; and

(ii) how the child's new foster care home meets the child's best interests under Minn. Stat. § 260C.212, subd. 2(a) and (b), or, in the case of an Indian child, how the placement complies with placement preferences established in 25 U.S.C. § 1915; and

(7) if the child is not placed with siblings who are in placement, the efforts the agency has made to place the siblings together; and

(b) services under the out-of-home placement plan, including, as appropriate to the stage of the matter:

(1) a description of the agency's efforts to implement the out-of-home placement plan; and

(2) the parent's progress in complying with the out-of-home placement plan, including anything the parent has done to alleviate the child's need for protection or services; and

(c) a description of:

(1) the case worker visits required under Minn. Stat. § 260C.212, subd. 4a, that occurred since the last court hearing; and

(2) as applicable, the quality and frequency of visitation between the child and the child's:

(i) parents or custodian;

(ii) siblings; and

(iii) relatives; and

(d) when the child is age fourteen or older, progress in implementing each of the elements of the child's independent living plan required under Minn. Stat. § 260C.212, subd. 1(b)(12), and the agency's continued efforts to identify and make the most legally-permanent placement that is in the child's best interest.

Subd. 2. Requested Court Action. The report shall include recommendations to the court for:

(a) modification of the out-of-home placement plan or for actions the parents or legal custodian must take to make changes necessary to alleviate the child's need for protection or services; and

(b) orders necessary for the child's safety, permanency, and well-being, including any orders necessary to promote the child's:

(1) educational readiness, stability, and achievement;

(2) physical and mental health; and

(3) welfare and best interests.

Subd. 3. Reports Under Minn. Stat. Ch. 260D. Reports under Minn. Stat. 260D must meet the requirements of Minn. Stat. ch. 260D.06.

Subd. 4. Notice of Change in Foster Care Placement. If the child's foster care placement changes, the agency shall file with the court and serve upon all parties a notice of change of foster care placement, including the date of placement, and name and address of the new foster care placement, as soon as possible but no later than five days after the change in placement.

Minn. Juve. Prot. P. 27.02

Amended 9/1/2019; amended effective 1/1/2024.