Under Title IV-E, when must the court make the “reasonable efforts to finalize the permanent plan” finding?
There must be a judicial determination that the local child welfare or probation department has made reasonable efforts to finalize the permanent plan within 12months of the date the child is considered to have entered foster care and every 12 months thereafter so long as the child remains in foster care. A failure to make this finding will result in the child being found ineligible for federal foster care funding until the determination is made.
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