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Permanency
When children are in out-of-home placement, CPS works to create the most permanent plan for each child. Ideally, this means reunifying the child with a biological parent. Sometimes reunification fails, despite the worker’s best efforts. In that case, other permanent plans must be implemented. Alternative plans include adoption, guardianship and long-term placement with relatives. Of alternative plans, adoption is the most permanent, legal guardianship is the next most permanent, and long-term placement is the least permanent. Placement with relatives is almost always preferred to placement with non-relatives.
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