2022 Delaware Code
Title 13 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 11. TERMINATION AND TRANSFER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS
§ 1114. Placement for adoption and post-termination placement order.
If the Court issues an order terminating existing parental rights and transferring them to DSCYF or a licensed agency, all of the following must occur:
(1) The agency shall attempt to promptly place the child for adoption.
(2) Every 6 months after the Court issues the order, or more frequently at the Court's discretion, and until an adoption decree, guardianship, or permanent guardianship order is entered, the Court shall convene a hearing or require the agency to submit to the Court a written report that must include at least all of the following:
a. Details of the agency's reasonable efforts toward finalizing a permanency plan.
b. A description of the steps the agency took to achieve the permanency plan.
c. A description of barriers to the permanency plan and how the barriers may be overcome.
