Okla. Stat. tit. 10A, § 10A-1-4-808
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Review hearing report - Child's access to counsel
Official statutory text
A. The Department of Human Services or the agency having
supervision of the case or, if the child has been removed from the
custody of the child's parents, the Department or the agency or
child-placing agency having custody of the child shall cause to be
prepared for each review hearing required herein a written report
concerning each child who is the subject of review.
B. The report shall include, but not be limited to:
1. A summary of the physical, mental, and emotional condition
of the child, the conditions existing in the out-of-home placement
where the child has been placed, and the adjustment of the child
thereto;
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2. A report on the progress of the child in school and, if the
child has been placed outside the child's home, the visitation
exercised by the parents of the child or other persons authorized by
the court;
3. Services being provided to a child sixteen (16) years of age
or older to assist in the transition from out-of-home care or other
community placement to independent living;
4. When the Department is responsible for supervision of the
child or is the legal custodian of the child, a description of:
a. progress on the part of the parent or parents to
correct the conditions which caused the child to be
adjudicated deprived,
b. changes that still need to occur and the specific
actions the parents would take to make the changes,
and
c. services and assistance that have been offered or
provided to the parents since the previous hearing and
the services which are needed in the future;
5. A description of the placements of the child by number and
type with dates of entry and exit, reasons for the placement or
change in placement, and a statement about the success or lack of
success of each placement;
6. The efforts of the Department to locate the parents and
involve them in the planning for the child if the parents are not
currently communicating with the Department;
7. Compliance by the Department, as applicable, and the parent
with the court's orders concerning the individualized service plans,
previous court orders, and the Department recommendations;
8. Whether the current placement is appropriate for the child,
its distance from the home of the child, and whether it is the least
restrictive, most family-like placement available;
9. A proposed timetable for the return of the child to the home
or other permanent placement; and
10. Specific recommendations, giving reasons whether:
a. trial reunification should be approved by the court,
b. trial reunification should be continued to a date
certain as specified by the court,
c. the child should remain in or be placed outside of the
home of the parent or legal guardian of the child, or
d. the child should remain in the current placement when
the permanency plan is other than reunification with
the parent or legal guardian of the child.
C. The attorney representing a child, the foster parents of the
child and the guardian ad litem of a child, if any, whose case is
being reviewed may submit a report to the court for presentation at
the review hearing to assist the court in reviewing the placement or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code Page 148
status of the child. The legal custodian shall not deny to a child
the right of access to counsel and shall facilitate such access.
supervision of the case or, if the child has been removed from the
custody of the child's parents, the Department or the agency or
child-placing agency having custody of the child shall cause to be
prepared for each review hearing required herein a written report
concerning each child who is the subject of review.
B. The report shall include, but not be limited to:
1. A summary of the physical, mental, and emotional condition
of the child, the conditions existing in the out-of-home placement
where the child has been placed, and the adjustment of the child
thereto;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code Page 147
2. A report on the progress of the child in school and, if the
child has been placed outside the child's home, the visitation
exercised by the parents of the child or other persons authorized by
the court;
3. Services being provided to a child sixteen (16) years of age
or older to assist in the transition from out-of-home care or other
community placement to independent living;
4. When the Department is responsible for supervision of the
child or is the legal custodian of the child, a description of:
a. progress on the part of the parent or parents to
correct the conditions which caused the child to be
adjudicated deprived,
b. changes that still need to occur and the specific
actions the parents would take to make the changes,
and
c. services and assistance that have been offered or
provided to the parents since the previous hearing and
the services which are needed in the future;
5. A description of the placements of the child by number and
type with dates of entry and exit, reasons for the placement or
change in placement, and a statement about the success or lack of
success of each placement;
6. The efforts of the Department to locate the parents and
involve them in the planning for the child if the parents are not
currently communicating with the Department;
7. Compliance by the Department, as applicable, and the parent
with the court's orders concerning the individualized service plans,
previous court orders, and the Department recommendations;
8. Whether the current placement is appropriate for the child,
its distance from the home of the child, and whether it is the least
restrictive, most family-like placement available;
9. A proposed timetable for the return of the child to the home
or other permanent placement; and
10. Specific recommendations, giving reasons whether:
a. trial reunification should be approved by the court,
b. trial reunification should be continued to a date
certain as specified by the court,
c. the child should remain in or be placed outside of the
home of the parent or legal guardian of the child, or
d. the child should remain in the current placement when
the permanency plan is other than reunification with
the parent or legal guardian of the child.
C. The attorney representing a child, the foster parents of the
child and the guardian ad litem of a child, if any, whose case is
being reviewed may submit a report to the court for presentation at
the review hearing to assist the court in reviewing the placement or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 10A. Children and Juvenile Code Page 148
status of the child. The legal custodian shall not deny to a child
the right of access to counsel and shall facilitate such access.
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