OAR 413-020-0090: Termination of Voluntary Placement Agreement

(1) Either the Department or a parent, guardian, Indian custodian or young adult who signed the applicable Voluntary Placement Agreement may terminate the agreement by providing 48 hours written notice. If applicable, the child support agreement may be terminated at the same time by sending a copy of the written termination notice to the Children’s Benefits Unit of the Department . (2) If the parent, guardian, or Indian custodian requests the termination of the Voluntary Placement Agreement for a Child and there is reason to believe the child is unsafe, the caseworker must report the information to a CPS screener. (3) OAR 413-115-0100(6) governs the withdrawal of consent by a parent, guardian, or Indian custodian concerning an Indian child who is in substitute care and the subject of a Voluntary Placement Agreement for a Child with the Department . (4) A Voluntary Placement Agreement for a Child signed by a parent, guardian, or Indian custodian ends when the child reaches 18 years of age but a young adult can enter into a new Voluntary Placement Agreement for a Young Adult if the criteria in OAR 413-020-0070(2) are met. (5) A Voluntary Placement Agreement for a Young Adult signed by a young adult ends when the young adult reaches 21 years of age or due to the young adult’s noncompliance with program conditions.