Legal Opinion

In Re: Order Amending Rules 1120, 1210, 1240, 1242, 1330, 1408, 1409, 1512, 1514, 1515, 1608, 1609, 1610, 1611, and 1635 and Adopting New Rule 1149 of the Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 13, 2015No. 669 Supreme Court Rules DocketPublished

1Opinion of the Court

RULE 1120. DEFINITIONS *** DILIGENT EFFORTS are the comprehensive and ongoing efforts made to identify and locate adult relatives and kin for a child until the permanency goal is achieved. *** FAMILY FINDING is the ongoing diligent efforts of the county agency, or its contracted providers, to search for and identify adult relatives and kin, and engage them in the county agency’s social service planning and delivery of services, including gaining commitment from relatives and kin to support a child or guardian receiving county agency services. *** KIN is a relative of the child through blood…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Re Tameka M.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. In the Interest of S.J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

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