A public children services agency or private child placing agency shall make intensive efforts to identify and engage an appropriate and willing kinship caregiver for the care of a child who is in one of following:
(A) Temporary custody of the agency;
(B) A planned permanent living arrangement with the agency.
Last updated September 15, 2021 at 6:12 PM
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21
cases (21 in the last 5 years), 2022–2025 · leading case: In re L.R.-L., 2023-Ohio-2071, 218 N.E.3d 284.
In re L.R.-L., 2023-Ohio-2071, 218 N.E.3d 284. · cites it 8ד85 for application to R.C. 2151.4116 through 2151.4122). {¶ 12} Once a child is in an agency’s temporary custody, the juvenile court must determine at every hearing regarding the child whether the agency has satisfied its duty to use intensive efforts to identify and engage an…”
In re A.M., 2024-Ohio-1164. · cites it 5ד85 for application to R.C. 2151.4116 through 2151.4122). This law requires the juvenile court to determine at every court hearing “whether the public children services agency * * * has continued intensive efforts to identify and engage appropriate and willing caregivers for the…”
In re M.K., 2023-Ohio-3786. · cites it 4דTHE AGENCY FAILED TO MAKE INTENSIVE EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY AND ENGAGE A KINSHIP CAREGIVER FOR [THE CHILD] AS REQUIRED BY R.C. 2151.4116. {¶24} This case comes to us on the expedited calendar and shall be considered in compliance with App.”
In re B.D., 2022-Ohio-1832. · cites it 2דR.C. 2151.4116, which became effective on September 30, 2021, requires the agency to “make intensive efforts to identify and engage an appropriate and willing kinship caregiver for the care of a child who is in * * * [t]emporary custody of the agency[.”
In re A.S., 2025-Ohio-2621. · cites it 3דSpecifically, R.C. 2151.4116(A) provides that “[a] public children services agency .”
In re O.V., 2024-Ohio-2620. “28(L), requiring the magistrate to make express findings of fact and conclusions of law relating to any finding of dependency; and that CSB failed to comply with R.C. 2151.4116, requiring the agency to “make intensive efforts to identify and engage an appropriate and willing…”
In re N.S., 2023-Ohio-4285. · cites it 10ד{¶ 43} Mother also cites R.C. 2151.4116—enacted in 2021 along with related sections R.”
In re B.T., 2025-Ohio-3019, 271 N.E.3d 978. · cites it 2ד85 for application to R.C. 2151.4116 through 2151.4122). Mother and Father did not raise the Kinship Caregiver Act below or on appeal.”
In re C.Z., 2025-Ohio-1699. · cites it 3ד85 for application to R.C. 2151.4116 through 2151.4122). {¶33} Once a child is in an agency’s temporary custody, the juvenile court must determine at every hearing regarding the child whether the agency has satisfied its duty to use intensive efforts to identify and engage an…”
In re C.D., 2024-Ohio-446, 235 N.E.3d 1039. “” R.C. 2151.4116(A). Under R.C. 2151.4117(A), the court is directed “[a]t every court hearing” to determine whether FCCS has “continued intensive efforts to identify and engage appropriate and willing caregivers for the child.”
In re E.C.-A., 2024-Ohio-2152. “Code 5101:2-42- 05(A); R.C. 2151.4116(A) (requiring the agency to make efforts to locate a suitable kinship placement for a child in its temporary custody, if one is available).”
In Re M.a.l.-c., 2022-Ohio-1845. · cites it 2דKinship Search Obligations In the first assignment of error, Mother argues the juvenile court abused its discretion in granting temporary custody to CCDCFS after it admitted that it did not perform a kinship search as required by R.C. 2151.4116. R.C. 2151.4116, which was enacted…”
In re L.R.-L., 2023-Ohio-2071, 218 N.E.3d 284. “85 for application to R.C. 2151.4116 through 2151.4122). {¶ 12} Once a child is in an agency’s temporary custody, the juvenile court must determine at every hearing regarding the child whether the agency has satisfied its duty to use intensive efforts to identify and engage an…”
In re A.S., 2025-Ohio-2621. “Specifically, R.C. 2151.4116(A) provides that “[a] public children services agency .”
In re B.D., 2022-Ohio-1832. “R.C. 2151.4116, which became effective on September 30, 2021, requires the agency to “make intensive efforts to identify and engage an appropriate and willing kinship caregiver for the care of a child who is in * * * [t]emporary custody of the agency[.”
In re A.M., 2024-Ohio-1164. “85 for application to R.C. 2151.4116 through 2151.4122). This law requires the juvenile court to determine at every court hearing “whether the public children services agency * * * has continued intensive efforts to identify and engage appropriate and willing caregivers for the…”
In re B.T., 2025-Ohio-3019, 271 N.E.3d 978. “85 for application to R.C. 2151.4116 through 2151.4122). Mother and Father did not raise the Kinship Caregiver Act below or on appeal.”
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