Build the placement timeline against the 15-of-22-month permanency clock
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the placement orders the lawyer identifies, calculate days in foster care under state responsibility and flag the 15-of-22-month mark and the 12-month permanency hearing. Show the arithmetic.
- What the lawyer must review
- You check the entry date and every removal and return. 42 U.S.C. § 675(5)(E) requires the state to file a petition to terminate parental rights when a child has been in foster care under state responsibility for 15 of the most recent 22 months, unless a stated exception applies (relative care, a documented compelling reason, or failure to provide required services). Section 675(5)(C) sets the 12-month permanency hearing. State law can be shorter.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes identifying points for review and assembling provisional schedules. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Verify dates, people and sequence against contemporaneous records. Preserve uncertainty and identify gaps or conflicting accounts.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.