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Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.417

Review of child's placement, custody arrangement or case plan

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September 29, 2017
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House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
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(A) Any court that issues a dispositional order pursuant to section 2151.353, 2151.414, or 2151.415 of the Revised Code may review at any time the child's placement or custody arrangement, the case plan prepared for the child pursuant to section 2151.412 of the Revised Code, the actions of the public children services agency or private child placing agency in implementing that case plan, the child's permanency plan if the child's permanency plan has been approved, and any other aspects of the child's placement or custody arrangement. In conducting the review, the court shall determine the appropriateness of any agency actions, the safety and appropriateness of continuing the child's placement or custody arrangement, and whether any changes should be made with respect to the child's permanency plan or placement or custody arrangement or with respect to the actions of the agency under the child's placement or custody arrangement. Based upon the evidence presented at a hearing held after notice to all parties and the guardian ad litem of the child, the court may require the agency, the parents, guardian, or custodian of the child, and the physical custodians of the child to take any reasonable action that the court determines is necessary and in the best interest of the child or to discontinue any action that it determines is not in the best interest of the child.

(B) If a court issues a dispositional order pursuant to section 2151.353, 2151.414, or 2151.415 of the Revised Code, the court has continuing jurisdiction over the child as set forth in division (F)(1) of section 2151.353 of the Revised Code. The court may amend a dispositional order in accordance with division (F)(2) of section 2151.353 of the Revised Code at any time upon its own motion or upon the motion of any interested party. The court shall comply with section 2151.42 of the Revised Code in amending any dispositional order pursuant to this division.

(C)(1) Any court that issues a dispositional order pursuant to section 2151.353, 2151.414, or 2151.415 of the Revised Code shall hold a review hearing one year after the earlier of the date on which the complaint in the case was filed or the child was first placed into shelter care to review the case plan prepared pursuant to section 2151.412 of the Revised Code and the child's placement or custody arrangement, to approve or review the permanency plan for the child, and to make changes to the case plan and placement or custody arrangement consistent with the permanency plan. The court shall schedule the review hearing at the time that it holds the dispositional hearing pursuant to section 2151.35 of the Revised Code.

(2) The court shall hold a similar review hearing no later than every twelve months after the initial review hearing until the child is adopted, returned to the parents, or the court otherwise terminates the child's placement or custody arrangement, except that the dispositional hearing held pursuant to section 2151.415 of the Revised Code shall take the place of the first review hearing to be held under this section. The court shall schedule each subsequent review hearing at the conclusion of the review hearing immediately preceding the review hearing to be scheduled.

(3) The court is not required to continue holding review hearings under divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section regarding a child subject to an order of legal custody under section 2151.353 or 2151.415 of the Revised Code, if all of the following apply:

(a) The child is not subject to an order of protective supervision under section 2151.353 or 2151.415 of the Revised Code.

(b) A public children services agency or private child placing agency is not providing services to the child.

(c) The court finds that further review under divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section are no longer necessary to serve the child's best interests.

(D) If, within fourteen days after a written summary of an administrative review is filed with the court pursuant to section 2151.416 of the Revised Code, the court does not approve the proposed change to the case plan filed pursuant to division (E) of section 2151.416 of the Revised Code or a party or the guardian ad litem requests a review hearing pursuant to division (E) of that section, the court shall hold a review hearing in the same manner that it holds review hearings pursuant to division (C) of this section, except that if a review hearing is required by this division and if a hearing is to be held pursuant to division (C) of this section or section 2151.415 of the Revised Code, the hearing held pursuant to division (C) of this section or section 2151.415 of the Revised Code shall take the place of the review hearing required by this division.

(E) If a court determines pursuant to section 2151.419 of the Revised Code that a public children services agency or private child placing agency is not required to make reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of a child from the child's home, eliminate the continued removal of a child from the child's home, and return the child to the child's home, and the court does not return the child to the child's home pursuant to division (A)(3) of section 2151.419 of the Revised Code, the court shall hold a review hearing to approve the permanency plan for the child and, if appropriate, to make changes to the child's case plan and the child's placement or custody arrangement consistent with the permanency plan. The court may hold the hearing immediately following the determination under section 2151.419 of the Revised Code and shall hold it no later than thirty days after making that determination.

(F) The court shall give notice of the review hearings held pursuant to this section to every interested party, including, but not limited to, the appropriate agency employees who are responsible for the child's care and planning, the child's parents, any person who had guardianship or legal custody of the child prior to the custody order, the child's guardian ad litem, and the child. The court shall summon every interested party to appear at the review hearing and give them an opportunity to testify and to present other evidence with respect to the child's custody arrangement, including, but not limited to, the following: the case plan for the child; the permanency plan, if one exists; the actions taken by the child's custodian; the need for a change in the child's custodian or caseworker; and the need for any specific action to be taken with respect to the child. The court shall require any interested party to testify or present other evidence when necessary to a proper determination of the issues presented at the review hearing. In any review hearing that pertains to a permanency plan for a child who will not be returned to the parent, the court shall consider in-state and out-of-state placement options and the court shall determine whether the in-state or the out-of-state placement continues to be appropriate and in the best interests of the child. In any review hearing that pertains to a permanency plan for a child, the court or a citizens board appointed by the court pursuant to division (H) of this section shall consult with the child, in an age-appropriate manner, regarding the proposed permanency plan for the child.

(G) After the review hearing, the court shall take the following actions based upon the evidence presented:

(1) If an administrative review has been conducted, determine whether the conclusions of the review are supported by a preponderance of the evidence and approve or modify the case plan based upon that evidence;

(2) If the hearing was held under division (C) or (E) of this section, approve a permanency plan for the child that specifies whether and, if applicable, when the child will be safely returned home or placed for adoption, for legal custody, or in a planned permanent living arrangement. A permanency plan approved after a hearing under division (E) of this section shall not include any provision requiring the child to be returned to the child's home.

(3) If the child is in temporary custody, do all of the following:

(a) Determine whether the child can and should be returned home with or without an order for protective supervision;

(b) If the child can and should be returned home with or without an order for protective supervision, terminate the order for temporary custody;

(c) If the child cannot or should not be returned home with an order for protective supervision, determine whether the agency currently with custody of the child should retain custody or whether another public children services agency, private child placing agency, or an individual should be given custody of the child.

The court shall comply with section 2151.42 of the Revised Code in taking any action under this division.

(4) If the child is in permanent custody, determine what actions are required by the custodial agency and of any other organizations or persons in order to facilitate an adoption of the child and make any appropriate orders with respect to the custody arrangement or conditions of the child, including, but not limited to, a transfer of permanent custody to another public children services agency or private child placing agency;

(5) Journalize the terms of the updated case plan for the child.

(H) The court may appoint a referee or a citizens review board to conduct the review hearings that the court is required by this section to conduct, subject to the review and approval by the court of any determinations made by the referee or citizens review board. If the court appoints a citizens review board to conduct the review hearings, the board shall consist of one member representing the general public and four members who are trained or experienced in the care or placement of children and have training or experience in the fields of medicine, psychology, social work, education, or any related field. Of the initial appointments to the board, two shall be for a term of one year, two shall be for a term of two years, and one shall be for a term of three years, with all the terms ending one year after the date on which the appointment was made. Thereafter, all terms of the board members shall be for three years and shall end on the same day of the same month of the year as did the term that they succeed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term.

(I) A copy of the court's determination following any review hearing held pursuant to this section shall be sent to the custodial agency, the guardian ad litem of the child who is the subject of the review hearing, and, if that child is not the subject of a permanent commitment hearing, the parents of the child.

(J) If the hearing held under this section takes the place of an administrative review that otherwise would have been held under section 2151.416 of the Revised Code, the court at the hearing held under this section shall do all of the following in addition to any other requirements of this section:

(1) Determine the continued necessity for and the safety and appropriateness of the child's placement;

(2) Determine the extent of compliance with the child's case plan;

(3) Determine the extent of progress that has been made toward alleviating or mitigating the causes necessitating the child's placement in foster care;

(4) Project a likely date by which the child may be safely returned home or placed for adoption or legal custody.

(K)(1) Whenever the court is required to approve a permanency plan under this section or section 2151.415 of the Revised Code, the public children services agency or private child placing agency that filed the complaint in the case, has custody of the child, or will be given custody of the child shall develop a permanency plan for the child. The agency must file the plan with the court prior to the hearing under this section or section 2151.415 of the Revised Code.

(2) The permanency plan developed by the agency must specify whether and, if applicable, when the child will be safely returned home or placed for adoption or legal custody. If the agency determines that there is a compelling reason why returning the child home or placing the child for adoption or legal custody is not in the best interest of the child, the plan shall provide that the child will be placed in a planned permanent living arrangement. A permanency plan developed as a result of a determination made under division (A)(2) of section 2151.419 of the Revised Code may not include any provision requiring the child to be returned home.

(3)(a) Whenever a court is required under this section or section 2151.415 or 2151.419 of the Revised Code to conduct a review hearing to approve a permanency plan, the court shall determine whether the agency required to develop the plan has made reasonable efforts to finalize it. If the court determines the agency has not made reasonable efforts to finalize the plan, the court shall issue an order finalizing a permanency plan requiring the agency to use reasonable efforts to do the following:

(i) Place the child in a timely manner into a permanent placement;

(ii) Complete whatever steps are necessary to finalize the permanent placement of the child.

(b) In making reasonable efforts as required in division (K)(3)(a) of this section, the agency shall consider the child's health and safety as the paramount concern.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 69 cases (20 in the last 5 years), 1991–2026 · leading case: State ex rel. Allen Cty. Children Servs. Bd. v. Mercer Cty. Common Pleas Court, Probate Div. (Slip Opinion)
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State ex rel. Allen Cty. Children Servs. Bd. v. Mercer Cty. Common Pleas Court, Probate Div. (Slip Opinion) (2016) ohio · cites it 12× “353(A)(2)—is “continuing jurisdiction,” R.C. 2151.417(B), subject to termination by an adoption decree.”
In Re Moorehead (1991) ohioctapp · cites it 15× “*715 In September 1989, the Dearths filed a motion, pursuant to R.C. 2151.417, for review of the agency’s actions and custody of Andrea in the Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County, Juvenile Division.”
In Re Smith (1991) ohioctapp · cites it 4× “416 of the Revised Code * * * on or before the sixth month after the court conducts its first review hearing * * * and continue to conduct internal agency reviews of the child’s case plan no later than every six months “(B) The court with jurisdiction over the child shall…”
In re C.B. (2011) ohio · cites it 4× “for a custody review hearing pursuant to O.R.C. §2151.417(C), for preliminary hearing upon the [child support enforcement agency’s] motion to establish support filed April 18, 2006 and Attorney Witt’s motion for attorney fees filed 4-28-08.”
In Re Hitchcock (1996) ohioctapp · cites it 4× “Throughout this case, it has been apparent that the juvenile court has sought to impede, interfere with, or halt proceedings in probate court involving these children.”
In re J.W. (2013) ohioctapp · cites it 6× “R.C. 2151.417(A). Following each hearing, the trial court is further required to “determine what actions are required by the custodial agency and of any other organizations or persons in order to facilitate an adoption of the child and make any appropriate orders with respect to…”
In re James (2007) ohio · cites it 2× “415, or section 2151.417 of the Revised Code granting legal custody of a child to a person is intended to be permanent in nature.”
In re A.S. (2013) ohioctapp · cites it 5× “R.C. 2151.417(A). In conducting the review, the court “shall determine * * * whether any changes should be made” with respect to the child’s placement or custody arrangement.”
In re M.L.S. (2022) ohioctapp · cites it 3× “415(A)(3) (agency with temporary custody moves for legal custody to an interest individual); R.C. 2151.417 (review by court after issuing certain dispositional order).”
In Re Franklin (1993) ohioctapp · cites it 3× “) Here, the Creamers concede that they did not file their motion for legal-custody of Kendra prior to the dispositional hearing; however, they assert that the trial court erred because it did not review its dispositional order pursuant to R.”
In Re Bowman (1995) ohioctapp · cites it 4× “353(E)(2) requires a juvenile court to review a dispositional order if any party files a motion requesting modification or termination of such an order, R.C. 2151.417(A) and Juv.R. 36(A) additionally allow a *602 juvenile court to review a child’s placement or custody…”
In re M.D. (2019) ohioctapp · cites it 2× “Based upon the foregoing findings of fact, and pursuant to R.C. §2151.417, the Court hereby determines that continuation in the children's own home would be contrary to the children's best interests; that Franklin County Children Services has made reasonable efforts to prevent…”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.417(A) — 16 cases
In Re Franklin (1993) ohioctapp “) Here, the Creamers concede that they did not file their motion for legal-custody of Kendra prior to the dispositional hearing; however, they assert that the trial court erred because it did not review its dispositional order pursuant to R.”
In re A.S. (2013) ohioctapp “R.C. 2151.417(A). In conducting the review, the court “shall determine * * * whether any changes should be made” with respect to the child’s placement or custody arrangement.”
In Re Hitchcock (1996) ohioctapp “Throughout this case, it has been apparent that the juvenile court has sought to impede, interfere with, or halt proceedings in probate court involving these children.”
In re J.W. (2013) ohioctapp “R.C. 2151.417(A). Following each hearing, the trial court is further required to “determine what actions are required by the custodial agency and of any other organizations or persons in order to facilitate an adoption of the child and make any appropriate orders with respect to…”
In Re Moorehead (1991) ohioctapp “*715 In September 1989, the Dearths filed a motion, pursuant to R.C. 2151.417, for review of the agency’s actions and custody of Andrea in the Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County, Juvenile Division.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.417(B) — 20 cases
State ex rel. Allen Cty. Children Servs. Bd. v. Mercer Cty. Common Pleas Court, Probate Div. (Slip Opinion) (2016) ohio “353(A)(2)—is “continuing jurisdiction,” R.C. 2151.417(B), subject to termination by an adoption decree.”
In re A.S. (2013) ohioctapp “R.C. 2151.417(A). In conducting the review, the court “shall determine * * * whether any changes should be made” with respect to the child’s placement or custody arrangement.”
In Re Hitchcock (1996) ohioctapp “Throughout this case, it has been apparent that the juvenile court has sought to impede, interfere with, or halt proceedings in probate court involving these children.”
In re E.S. (2018) ohioctapp
In re M.Z. (2012) ohioctapp
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.417(C) — 10 cases
In re C.B. (2011) ohio “for a custody review hearing pursuant to O.R.C. §2151.417(C), for preliminary hearing upon the [child support enforcement agency’s] motion to establish support filed April 18, 2006 and Attorney Witt’s motion for attorney fees filed 4-28-08.”
In re A.B. (2017) ohioctapp
In re J.W. (2013) ohioctapp “R.C. 2151.417(A). Following each hearing, the trial court is further required to “determine what actions are required by the custodial agency and of any other organizations or persons in order to facilitate an adoption of the child and make any appropriate orders with respect to…”
In re L.R.R. (2018) ohioctapp
In re J.T.F. (2012) ohioctapp
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.417(C)(2) — 1 case
In re Lu.M-R. (2022) ohioctapp
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.417(C)(3) — 1 case
In re S.M. (2021) ohioctapp
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.417(C)(3)(a) — 1 case
In re S.M. (2021) ohioctapp
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.417(E) — 2 cases
In Re Bowman (1995) ohioctapp “353(E)(2) requires a juvenile court to review a dispositional order if any party files a motion requesting modification or termination of such an order, R.C. 2151.417(A) and Juv.R. 36(A) additionally allow a *602 juvenile court to review a child’s placement or custody…”
Lovejoy v. Cuyahoga County Department of Human Services (1991) ohioctapp
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.417(F) — 2 cases
In re J.W. (2013) ohioctapp “R.C. 2151.417(A). Following each hearing, the trial court is further required to “determine what actions are required by the custodial agency and of any other organizations or persons in order to facilitate an adoption of the child and make any appropriate orders with respect to…”
In Re Moorehead (1991) ohioctapp “*715 In September 1989, the Dearths filed a motion, pursuant to R.C. 2151.417, for review of the agency’s actions and custody of Andrea in the Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County, Juvenile Division.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.417(F)(1) — 1 case
In Re Moorehead (1991) ohioctapp “*715 In September 1989, the Dearths filed a motion, pursuant to R.C. 2151.417, for review of the agency’s actions and custody of Andrea in the Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County, Juvenile Division.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.417(F)(3) — 2 cases
In Re Moorehead (1991) ohioctapp “*715 In September 1989, the Dearths filed a motion, pursuant to R.C. 2151.417, for review of the agency’s actions and custody of Andrea in the Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County, Juvenile Division.”
In Re Hitchcock (1996) ohioctapp “Throughout this case, it has been apparent that the juvenile court has sought to impede, interfere with, or halt proceedings in probate court involving these children.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.417(G)(3)(c) — 3 cases
In re J.M. (2019) ohioctapp
In re L.R.R. (2018) ohioctapp
In re L.S. (2019) ohioctapp
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.417(G)(4) — 2 cases
In re J.W. (2013) ohioctapp “R.C. 2151.417(A). Following each hearing, the trial court is further required to “determine what actions are required by the custodial agency and of any other organizations or persons in order to facilitate an adoption of the child and make any appropriate orders with respect to…”
In re B.D. (2018) ohioctapp
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.417(H) — 1 case
In re J.W. (2013) ohioctapp “R.C. 2151.417(A). Following each hearing, the trial court is further required to “determine what actions are required by the custodial agency and of any other organizations or persons in order to facilitate an adoption of the child and make any appropriate orders with respect to…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.417(K)(3)(a) — 1 case
In re B.D. (2022) ohioctapp
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