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JV-437 CHILD'S NAME: CASE NUMBER: ––––– ––––– TWELVE-MONTH PERMANENCY ATTACHMENT: REUNIFICATION SERVICES CONTINUED (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.21(f)) 1. By a preponderance of the evidence, the return of the child to his or her parent or legal guardian would create a substantial risk of detriment to the safety, protection, or physical or emotional well-being of the child. The factual basis for this conclusion is stated on the record. 2. The child's out-of-home placement is necessary. 3. The child's current placement is appropriate. 4. The child's current placement is not appropriate. The county agency must locate an appropriate placement for the child. a. The matter is continued to the date and time indicated in form JV-435, item 21 for a written oral report by the county agency on the progress made in locating an appropriate placement. b. Other ( specify ) : ––––– 5. The child is placed outside the state of California and that out-of-state placement a. does continue to be the most appropriate placement for the child and is in the best interest of the child. b. does not continue to be the most appropriate placement for the child and is not in the best interest of the child. The matter is continued to the date and time indicated in form JV-435, item 21 for a written oral report by the county agency on the progress made toward (1) returning the child to California and locating an appropriate placement within California. (2) locating an out-of-state placement that is the most appropriate placement for the child and in the best interest of the child. (3) other ( specify ) : ––––– 6. There is a substantial probability that the child may be returned to the mother biological father Indian custodian presumed father legal guardian other (specify): ––––– by the date set for the 18-month permanency hearing under Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.22 because the person has a. made significant progress in resolving the problems that led to the removal; b. demonstrated the capacity and ability to complete the objectives of the treatment plan and to provide for the safety, protection, physical and emotional health, and special needs of the child; and c. consistently and regularly contacted and visited the child. 7. The likely date by which the child may be returned to and safely maintained in the home or placed for adoption, legal guardianship, or in an identified placement with a specific goal is (specify date): ––––– Services 8. Reunification services are continued a. as previously ordered. b. as modified (1) on the record. (2) in the case plan. 9. Child 10 years of age or older, placed in a group home for six months or longer from the date the child entered foster care a. The agency has made efforts to identify individuals who are important to the child and to maintain the child's relationships with those individuals, consistent with the child's best interest. b. The agency has not made efforts to identify individuals who are important to the child and to maintain the child's relationships with those individuals, consistent with the child's best interest. c. To identify individuals who are important to the child and to maintain the child's relationships with those individuals, the agency must provide the services (1) as stated on the record. (2) as follows: ––––– Page 1 of 2 Form Approved for Optional Use Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.684; Judicial Council of California Welfare and Institutions Code, § 366.21(f) JV-437 [Rev. January 1, 2007] TWELVE-MONTH PERMANENCY ATTACHMENT: REUNIFICATION SERVICES CONTINUED (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.21(f)) electronic form ã 2005-7 WWW.LawCA.co m Law Publishers JV-437 CHILD'S NAME: CASE NUMBER: ––––– ––––– Health and education 10. The mother biological father Indian custodian presumed father legal guardian other (specify): ––––– is unable unwilling unavailable to make decisions regarding the child's needs for medical, surgical, dental, or other remedial care, and the right to make these decisions is suspended under Welf. & Inst. Code, § 369 and vested with the county child and family services agency. 11. The right of the mother biological father legal guardian presumed father alleged father Indian custodian other (specify): ––––– to make educational decisions for the child is limited as set forth in the Order Limiting Parent's Right to Make Educational Decisions for the Child and Appointing Responsible Adult as Educational Representative—Juvenile (form JV-535) filed in this matter. Advisement 12. The court informed all parties present at the time of the hearing and further advises all parties that if the child is not returned to the home at the 18-month permanency hearing set on a date within 18 months from the date the child was initially removed from his or her home, the case may be referred to a selection and implementation hearing under Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26 that could result in the termination of parental rights and the adoption of the child. Eighteen-month permanency hearing date: ––––– JV-437 [Rev. January 1, 2007] TWELVE-MONTH PERMANENCY ATTACHMENT: Page 2 of 2 REUNIFICATION SERVICES CONTINUED (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.21(f))