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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 507
Article - Family Law
5-525.
(e) (2) To the extent consistent with the best interests of the child in an
out-of-home placement, the local department shall consider the following
permanency plans, in descending order of priority:
(i) returning the child to the child's parent or guardian, unless the
LOCAL department is the guardian;
(ii) placing the child with relatives to whom adoption[,] OR
CUSTODY AND guardianship, [or care and custody,] in descending order of priority,
are planned to be granted;
(iii) adoption in the following descending order of priority:
1. by a current foster parent with whom the child has resided
continually for at least the 12 months prior to developing the permanency plan or for
a sufficient length of time to have established positive relationships and family ties;
or
2. by another approved adoptive family; OR
(IV) PLACING THE CHILD IN ANOTHER PLANNED PERMANENT
LIVING ARRANGEMENT? THAT:
1. ADDRESSES THE INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS OF THE CHILD,
INCLUDING THE CHILD'S EDUCATIONAL PLAN, EMOTIONAL STABILITY, PHYSICAL
PLACEMENT, AND SOCIALIZATION NEEDS; AND
2. INCLUDES GOALS THAT PROMOTE THE CONTINUITY OF
RELATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL FILL A LASTING AND SIGNIFICANT ROLE
IN THE CHILD'S LIFE.
[(iv)] (V) placing the child [in a court approved permanent foster
home with a specific caregiver] WITH A NONRELATIVE GUARDIAN; OR
[(v)] (VI) [an independent living arrangement; or
(vi) long-term foster care] CONTINUATION IN A SPECIFIED
PLACEMENT ON A PERMANENT BASIS BECAUSE OF THE CHILD'S SPECIAL NEEDS OR
CIRCUMSTANCES.
(i) The Administration shall adopt regulations that:
(1) [for the 12-month period beginning on October 1, 1983, and for each
subsequent 12-month period, establish specific goals as to the maximum number of
children who will remain in foster care for more than 2 years] ESTABLISH GOALS AND
SPECIFY PERMANENCY PLANNING PROCEDURES THAT:
(I) MAXIMIZE THE PROSPECT FOR REDUCING LENGTH OF STAY IN
OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF CHILDREN; AND
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