Tribe: Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota - Mille Lacs Band
§ 3163. Family Services Report.
(a) Requirement of a Family Services Report. To aid the Court in its decision, a Family Services report consisting of a written evaluation of matters relevant to the disposition of the case shall be made by the person or agencies filing the petition.
(b) Contents of a Family Services Report. The Family Services report shall include the following points, and be made available to the Court, and the parties as deemed appropriate by the Court, at least three (3) business days prior to a CHIPS review hearing:
(1) A summary of the problem.
(2) What steps, if any, have the parent, guardian, custodian or Family Services personnel already taken to correct the problem.
(3) What services could benefit the parent, guardian, or custodian, but are not available in the community.
(4) A report on how the child is doing in his current placement since the last hearing. If there have been any moves, the report will contain the reason for such moves.
(5) Dates of contacts with parent, guardian or custodian and the child since the first hearing was held, method of contact, duration, and subjects discussed.
(6) If there have been no contacts with the parent, guardian, or custodian by the social worker, what efforts have been made to contact such parties.
(7) An assessment of when the child is expected to return home.
(8) A list of who the extended family members are and a list of contacts or attempts to contact such family members regarding placement of the child. Family Services shall demonstrate continued efforts to update the list of extended family members at least for each Review Hearing or more frequently as ordered by the Court.
(9) Documentation of how Family Services has performed Active Efforts as set out in § 3149 of this chapter;
(10) Family Services personnel shall develop a case plan and shall make recommendations for the next six (6) months. Such recommendations will include:
(i) A treatment plan for the parents, guardian or custodian.
(ii) Future placement of the child.
(iii) What services should be provided for the child, if services are needed.
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