Rule 1601 Permanency Hearing Notice
Chapter 16: Post-dispositional Procedures
Rule Text
(a) At least 15 days prior to the hearing, the court or its designee shall give notice of the permanency hearing to:
(1) all parties;
(2) the attorney for the county agency;
(3) the child’s attorney;
(4) the guardian’s attorney;
(5) the parents, child’s foster parent, preadoptive parent, or relative providing care for the child;
(6) the court appointed special advocate, if assigned;
(7) the educational decision maker, if applicable;
(8) the potential kinship care resource, if the child is removed from home or removal has been requested; and
(9) any other persons as directed by the court.
(b) If a party intends to request a goal change from reunification, then either the notice shall state this purpose or the party shall give separate notice of the intended goal change in accordance with subdivision (a).
Amendment history: The provisions of this Rule 1601 amended April 29, 2011, effective July 1, 2011, 41 Pa.B. 2413; amended May 17, 2018, effective October 1, 2018, 48 Pa.B. 3321; amended December 1, 2025, effective July 1, 2026, 55 Pa.B. 8357. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (393118).