Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Out-of-state guardianship, ICPC denial create legal questions in child-reunification review
Summary
Counsel and the court paused a review hearing after testimony that a Pennsylvania guardianship and an interstate-compact denial may limit the court’s ability to reunify an infant with her mother; the judge directed attorneys to confer and provide paperwork clarifying the guardianship’s effect.
During the same review hearing, attorneys and the presiding judge flagged legal and jurisdictional obstacles that complicated any immediate reunification decision.
Caseworker Macy Moore told the court she had "got a interstate compact report back, which does do a denial based on the fact that" the mother lives in the prospective Pennsylvania placement home, even though "in the report,…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
