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Daily caseload edges up to 295; adoptions low this year at 16, director says
Summary
Director Natan said the daily out-of-home population rose from 275 last year to 295 this year, and Chair Kurt Miller noted there were only 16 adoptions this year; Natan attributed adoption delays to changes among solicitors and judges and recent increases in TPR filings.
Director Crystal Natan reported that the agency’s daily out-of-home population increased from 275 at this time last year to 295 this year, noting that one contributing factor is that children are staying in care longer because judges are establishing more strategic timelines for reunification.
Chair Kurt Miller said adoption numbers were low—"there were only 16 adoptions this year"—and Natan explained delays in filing petitions to terminate parental rights (TPRs) because of solicitor and judge changes over the past two years; she said a significant number of TPRs have recently been filed and adoptions should increase in the next fiscal year.
