Reconcile the sibling-contact log with the order or case plan
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- For the date range the lawyer sets, list each log entry that names a sibling, with date, duration if printed, who attended, and page. List each contact term in the order or case plan that has no log entry in that range. Make no finding that contact was adequate.
- What the lawyer must review
- 42 U.S.C. § 671(a)(31) requires reasonable efforts to place siblings removed from their home in the same foster care, kinship guardianship or adoptive placement, unless the State documents that a joint placement would be contrary to the safety or well-being of any of the siblings, and, where they are not jointly placed, reasonable efforts to provide frequent visitation or other ongoing interaction unless the State documents that it would be contrary to the safety or well-being of any of the siblings. Section 675(12) includes, in the definition of sibling, an individual State law considers a sibling, and an individual who would have been a sibling under State law but for a termination or other disruption of parental rights, such as the death of a parent. You read the whole of paragraph (12). You decide whether the log meets the order and whether an exception is documented. The court order is the contact term you enforce. Title IV-E is a funding condition.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Consider narrowly defined preparation support after confirming 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
- Trace every relied-on figure to its source, confirm dates and assumptions, and independently recalculate totals or derived amounts.
- Confirm instructions and personal circumstances through appropriate direct engagement. Have the responsible lawyer assess safety, capacity or vulnerability concerns and escalation.
- 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.