Motion to Close Juvenile Abuse Neglect Case

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
JUDICIAL BRANCH

http://www.courts.state.nh.us

MOTION TO CLOSE JUVENILE ABUSE/NEGLECT CASE

FOR USE WHEN: A party requests closure of an abuse/neglect case in which there was a finding of true and/or a consent order. THIS MOTION SHOULD BE FILED BY DCYF BEFORE AN ABUSE/NEGLECT CASE IS CLOSED.

Now comes, a party in the above-entitled matter, who hereby requests that the court close the case and vacate its orders awarding legal custody legal supervision to DCYF.

The circumstances that support case closure are as follows:

Child maintained in home (Child never placed in an out of home placement)

1. Child was never placed in an out of home placement and child is living with mother father legal guardian. Supporting information:

OR

Court-ordered permanency plan finalized

2. The following court-ordered permanency plan has been finalized:

a. days have passed since the child was reunified with mother father legal guardian on (date). Information that supports case closure is as follows:

b. Adoption was finalized by the (court name) on (date) in accordance with RSA 170-C:11, VI and/or RSA 170-B:11.

c. Legal guardianship was finalized by the (court name) on (date).

d. Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement (APPLA) was finalized when the court approved (name) as the youth's Primary Caring Adult on (date)

AND the reason for case closure is because the youth:

reached the age of majority;

completed high school after continued jurisdiction;

reached his/her 21st birthday after continued jurisdiction; OR

revoked his/her consent to continued jurisdiction.

ONLY FOR CASES WITH APPLA AS THE COURT-ORDERED PERMANENCY PLAN:

Has the youth graduated from high school? Yes No

Has the youth obtained a high school equivalency (HiSET)? Yes No

Has the youth completed high school? Yes No

OR

De novo appeal

4. Following a de novo appeal to the Superior Court:

a. that court will retain the matter and identify a permanency plan for the child (A copy of the Superior Court order is attached.)

b. that court dismissed the petition on (date) (A copy of the Superior Court order is attached.)

This motion was assented to by all parties

A hearing on this motion is requested

Wherefore, for the above stated reasons, it is respectfully requested that this Court close the case.

CERTIFICATION

I certify that on this date I provided a copy of this document to (other party) or to (other party's attorney) by: Hand-delivery OR US Mail OR E-mail (E-mail only by prior agreement of the parties based on Circuit Court Administrative Order).

ORDER

Motion to close the case is GRANTED

Motion to close the case is DENIED

Recommended:

So Ordered:

I hereby certify that I have read the recommendation(s) and agree that, to the extent the marital master/judicial referee/hearing officer has made factual findings, she/he has applied the correct legal standard to the facts determined by the marital master/judicial referee/hearing officer.

For Court use Only:

Outcome code 1=CMH, 2a=REN, 2b=AG, 2c=NAG, 2d=APPLA, 3a, b, c or d=AO, 3e=APRO, 4a=SCTD, 4b=SCAD

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