Rule 29 Election to Remain in Placement as a Young Adult
III. Dependency, Neglect, Abuse,
Rule Text
(a) Eligibility. Any child who is in foster care on the child's eighteenth (18th) birthday and who meets the requirements of G.L. 1956 § 14-1-6(c) or (d), may voluntarily elect to extend care and placement by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families and to remain under the legal supervision of the court as a young adult until age twenty- one (21).
(b) Petition. If an eligible child elects to extend placement until the age of twenty- one (21), a representative of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families shall file a petition for legal supervision of a young adult in accordance with the procedure and requirements set forth in G.L. 1956 § 14-1-11.1.
(c) Hearings and Reviews. The court shall conduct a review of the progress of and the case plan for the young adult within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date the voluntary placement agreement was signed; and, the court shall hold a permanency hearing within one (1) year from the date the voluntary placement agreement was signed and annually thereafter, until the age of twenty-one (21).
IV. ADOPTION