Concurrent Planning for Permanency for Children

Series Title:  State Statutes
Author(s):  Child Welfare Information Gateway
Year Published:  2012
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Current Through November 2012
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This factsheet discusses State laws that provide for the development and implementation of an alternative permanency plan concurrently with efforts to reunify the child with his or her family. Compared to more traditional sequential planning for permanency, in which one permanency plan is ruled out before an alternative is developed, concurrent planning may provide earlier permanency for a child. Summaries of laws for all States and U.S. territories are included.

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Suggested Citation: Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2013). Concurrent planning for permanency for children. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau.

This publication is a product of the State Statutes Series prepared by Child Welfare Information Gateway. While every attempt has been made to be as complete as possible, additional information on these topics may be in other sections of a State's code as well as agency regulations, case law, and informal practices and procedures.

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