Oregon Statutes - Chapter 419B - Juvenile Code: Dependency - Section 419B.440 - Circumstances requiring reports.

Any public or private agency having guardianship or legal custody of a child or ward pursuant to court order shall file reports on the child or ward with the juvenile court that entered the original order concerning the child or ward or, when no such order exists, with the juvenile court of the county of the child or ward’s residence in the following circumstances:

(1) When the child or ward has been placed with the agency as a result of a court order and prior to, or as soon as practicable after the agency places the child or ward in any placement including, but not limited to, the child or ward’s home, shelter care, substitute care or a child care center, unless the court has previously received a report or treatment plan indicating the actual physical placement of the child or ward.

(2)(a) When the child or ward has been placed with the agency as the result of a court order and remains under agency care for six consecutive months from date of initial placement;

(b) When the child or ward has been surrendered for adoption or the parents’ rights have been terminated and the agency has not physically placed the child or ward for adoption or initiated adoption proceedings within six months of receiving the child or ward; and

(c) When the ward is in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services as provided in ORS 419B.337, but the ward has been placed for a period of six consecutive months in the physical custody of a parent or a person who was appointed the ward’s legal guardian prior to placement of the ward in the legal custody of the department. [1993 c.33 §129; 2003 c.396 §74; 2007 c.610 §1]

Note: Section 5, chapter 610, Oregon Laws 2007, provides:

Sec. 5. The amendments to ORS 419B.440, 419B.443, 419B.446 and 419B.449 by sections 1 to 4 of this 2007 Act apply to wards of the state placed in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services on or after the effective date of this 2007 Act [January 1, 2008]. [2007 c.610 §5]

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