Tribe: Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
A. The goal of the Family Preservation Court (FPC) is to use collaborative approaches to strengthen families so that they can thrive and raise their children safely. Child removal and any transfer of the case to the non-specialty court track are to be avoided if it is safe to do so. B. The FPC shall ensure that the Department makes active efforts to prevent removal or reunify the family. C. The FPC shall convene and oversee a Multidisciplinary Family Team (MFT)… G. The FPC and MFT are to be collaborative and non-adversarial. The MFT is to strive for a consensus. If the MFT does not reach consensus, the FPC resolves any outstanding issues in a manner designed to help the family progress towards reunification and/or dismissal of the case.
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