Tribe: Nisqually Indian Tribe
50.07.07 Family Preservation Plan.
The purpose of the Family Preservation Plan is to resolve the problems within the family
that may cause or have caused a child to be determined to be a “child-in-need-of care”.
The goal of the plan is to allow the family to remain together or to work towards
reunification if the child has been or will be removed.
The Family Preservation Plan may include any measures necessary for the protection,
safety and well-being of the child and the family, including but not limited to evaluation
and treatment (including involuntary residential treatment) of substance abuse, mental
illness, and emotional disturbance; parenting classes; mandatory school attendance;
visitation orders; restraining orders; and other services or activities for the benefit of the
child and his or her family. The Plan may specify that Nisqually Children and Family
Services will initiate a Court action if the Plan is not complied with.
The Family Preservation Plan shall include the protection of an unborn fetus or nursing
baby whose mother is using alcohol or other drugs, to an extent that the fetus or baby may
be endangered, and an unborn child whose mother is not receiving adequate prenatal care.