_________ COUNTY JUVENILE COURT FILED IN THE CLERKS OFFICE ON _____ DAY OF ______________. 20____ __________________________________ DEPUTY CLERK IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF _________ COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN THE INTEREST OF: __________________________ SEX: ___ DOB: __________ CASE # ___________________ __________________________ SEX: ___ DOB: __________ CASE # ___________________ __________________________ SEX: ___ DOB: __________ CASE # ___________________ __________________________ SEX: ___ DOB: __________ CASE # ___________________ Child(ren) Under 18 Years of Age JUDICIAL REVIEW The above and foregoing matter is before the Court for a Judicial Review based upon: ( ) the prior scheduling by the Court ( ) the request of the Court fowing a lloJudicial Citizens Panel Review ( ) an appeal following a Judicial Citizens Panel Review filed by _____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Based upon the evidence presented (the consent of the parties), the Court makes the following findings of fact by clear and convincing evidence. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. ( ) Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 15-11-58(p), the child(ren)s custodian, foster parent(s), preadoptive parent(s) or relative(s) caring for the child(ren) were notified of the date and time of the Review Hearing. 2. Present in / for Court were: ( ) Mother ___________________________ ( ) Attorney _______________________________ >>>> 2 ( ) Father of __________________________ (Legal) ___________________________ ( ) Attorney _______________________________ (Putative) _________________________ ( ) Attorney _______________________________ ( ) Father of __________________________ (Legal) ___________________________ ( ) Attorney _______________________________ (Putative) __________________________ ( ) Attorney _______________________________ ( ) DFACS ____________________________ ( ) SAAG _________________________________ ( ) Other Petitioner _____________________ ( ) Attorney _______________________________ ( ) Guardian ad Litem _____________________________________ ( ) Other ________________________________________________ The following part(y)(ies) was not/were not present: ____________________________________ He/She/They was/were (not) notified of the proceedings as follows: _______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. The Permanency Plan(s) at the Time of this Review was / were (concurrently): ( ) Reunification with parent(s) ( ) Adoption ( ) Legal guardianship ( ) Placement with a fit and willing relative ( ) Placement in another planned permanent living arrangement To wit: __________________________________________ 4. ( ) Reasonable efforts have been made to finalthe ize permanency plan(s) in effect. Those efforts were: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ( ) DFACS has not made reasonable efforts to finalize the permanency plan(s) in effect in that: ___________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2>>>> 3 5. The compliance of the mother with the case plan for reunification has been: ______________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ The compliance of the father with the case plan for reunification has been: ______________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. In accordance with O.C.G.A. 15-11-58(p), the Court nsidco ered the oral or written testimony offered by the parent(s), the custodian, the foster parent(s), and/or any preadoptive parents or relatives providing care for the child(ren) along with all testimony and evidence presented in this case. 7. ( ) Although the mother / father has / have actively paated in the case plan for rticipreunification and has / have worked diligently to improve her / his / their circumstances, immediate reunification is not feasible because __________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ( ) The mother / father has / have substantially complied with the case plan for reunification and has / have accomplished the goals required by the Court. The Court finds t thathe child(ren) can be safely returned home at this time. ( ) Returning to the home would be contrary to the welfare of the child(ren) because ________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. DFACS / (the Courts) revised plan is ( ) Reunification with parent(s) ( ) Adoption ( ) Legal guardianship ( ) Placement with a fit and willing relative ( ) Placement in another planned permanent living arrangement To wit: __________________________________ 3>>>> 4 9. ( ) DFACS intends to petition for termination of parental rights ( ) DFACS does not intend to petition for termination of parental rights ( ) DFACS is not involved in this case as the child(ren)s needs are being met by: ______________________________ 10. ( ) The current placement ispropriate for the ap child(ren)s needs. ( ) The current placement is noapt propriate for the child(ren)s needs in that _________________________________ _________________________________________________________