{"report_id":282,"form_id":"22","user_id":81,"organization_id":13,"question_id":"359","question_type":"Free_Text","text_answer":"DHS guidance, driven by state statutes, provides direction for local agencies on practice standards related to reasonable efforts being made for reunification (Statute 260.012), application of best interest factors and also the goal of family preservation, when possible. This statute and guidance offers itself to varying interpretations and application of best interests for a child and was a consideration when satisfying reasonable efforts while engaging the family in the child protection process.\r\n\r\nMinnesota state statute 260C.503 provides guidance surrounding permanency hearings. This statute lends itself to interpretation as the statute indicates that the agency must only ask the county attorney to immediately file a TPR on a sibling child when the subject child was subject to egregious harm. This language results in varying application by county\/county attorney for sibling children as some agencies file TPR's on all sibling children every time, while others do not.","created_by":81,"updated_by":81,"updated_at":"5\/26\/2021 11:19:27 am","created_at":"5\/26\/2021 11:19:27 am","id":29876}