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Child Safety: A Guide for Judges and Attorneys

This guide offers a comprehensive approach to child safety decision making. It addresses the fundamentals of safety assessments and safety planning. It is targeted toward judges and others in the legal community but is relevant for agency staff too.

This Guide lays out clear standards or "conditions for return" that must be met before a child can be returned and provides checklists to assist judges in making reunification decisions. Finally, the guide provides assistance to judges on what to consider prior to terminating jurisdiction.