2007 Minnesota Statutes

260C.205 DISPOSITIONS; VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS.
Unless the court disposes of the petition under section 260C.141, subdivision 2, upon a
petition for review of the foster care status of a child, the court may:
(a) Find that the child's needs are not being met, in which case the court shall order the social
services agency or the parents to take whatever action is necessary and feasible to meet the child's
needs, including, when appropriate, the provision by the social services agency of services to
the parents which would enable the child to live at home, and order a disposition under section
260C.201.
(b) Find that the child has been abandoned by parents financially or emotionally, or that
the developmentally disabled child does not require out-of-home care because of the disabling
condition, in which case the court shall order the social services agency to file an appropriate
petition pursuant to section 260C.141, subdivision 1, or 260C.307.
(c) When a child is in placement due solely to the child's developmental disability or
emotional disturbance and the court finds that there are compelling reasons which permit the court
to approve the continued voluntary placement of the child and retain jurisdiction to conduct
reviews as required under section 260C.141, subdivision 2, the court shall give the parent notice
by registered United States mail of the review requirements of section 260C.141, subdivision 2, in
the event the child continues in placement 12 months or longer.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit bringing a petition pursuant to section
260C.141, subdivision 1 or 4, sooner than required by court order pursuant to this section.
History: 1999 c 139 art 3 s 24; art 4 s 2; 1999 c 245 art 8 s 58; 2001 c 178 art 1 s 24;
2005 c 56 s 1; 2005 c 165 art 2 s 5