Tribe: Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
Part II(h)(6) Family Reunification Agreement. At the Settlement Conference, or at another appropriate time and place, a Family Reunification Agreement may be discussed. A Family Reunification Agreement shall be reduced to writing and signed by the parties and shall state the conclusions reached as a result of the conference and specify in detail what is expected of CFS and the parties entering into the agreement. Each party will receive a copy of the signed agreement which should include a statement that the agreement has been read to the parties and that they understand the requirements and consequences of the agreement. If such an agreement is satisfactory to all parties, it will be presented to the Court at the Pre-Trial Conference or at any time prior to the Adjudicatory Hearing. If the Court accepts the Family Reunification Agreement, the following shall apply:
(A) Time Limit. The Family Reunification Agreement will be in effect no longer than six (6) months, except upon order of the Court. If good cause is shown, the agreement can be extended, but no longer than an additional ninety (90) days.
(B) Review, Adjudication, or Dismissal. CFS shall, with the family if possible, review the family’s progress at least every thirty (30) days. If, at any time after the initial thirty (30) day period, but before the expiration of six (6) months, CFS concludes that the party entering into the agreement is fully compliant, and it is in the best interests of the child, CFS may move the Court for dismissal of the case. If, at any time after the initial thirty (30) day period, but before the expiration of six (6) months, CFS concludes that the party entering into the agreement is non-compliant, and that continuing the agreement is not in the best interests of the child, CFS may move the Court for termination of the Family Reunification Agreement and entry of an adjudicatory order. If the party entering into the Family Reunification Agreement successfully completes the agreement, CFS will notify the Court, and the Court may dismiss the Petition for Custody as to that party, with or without a hearing, and without prejudice.
(C) Court Resolution of Disputes. If there is a dispute as to whether or not the agreement has been successfully completed, a hearing may set prior to the expiration of the agreement and the Court will determine the matter.
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