§ 6336.1. Notice and hearing
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureEffective: February 12, 2024
Effective: February 12, 2024
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6336.1
§ 6336.1. Notice and hearing
(a) General rule.--The court shall direct the county agency or juvenile probation department to provide the child's foster parent, preadoptive parent, relative providing care for the child or a potential kinship care resource under 67 Pa.C.S. § 7507(c) (relating to Kinship Care Program) with timely notice of the hearing. The court shall provide the child's foster parent, preadoptive parent or relative providing care for the child the right to be heard at any hearing under this chapter. The court shall provide a potential kinship care resource with the right to be heard during a scheduled hearing or at a separate dispositional hearing, but only as to the individual's qualifications to provide kinship care. Once a potential kinship care resource has had an opportunity to address the court, the court shall render a decision as to whether the potential kinship care resource may receive notice or participate in future hearings under this chapter. Unless a foster parent, preadoptive parent, relative providing care or a kinship care resource for a child has been awarded legal custody pursuant to section 6357 (relating to rights and duties of legal custodian), nothing in this section shall give the foster parent, preadoptive parent, relative providing care or a potential kinship care resource for the child legal standing in the matter being heard by the court.
(2) The county agency shall notify the foster parent or parents, preadoptive parent or relative providing care for the child of the right to submit a report under this subsection to the court on a form under paragraph (3). The county agency shall provide the foster parent or parents, preadoptive parent or relative providing care for the child with information identifying the name of the judge or officer of the court, along with mailing address, to whom the report is to be submitted.
(5) A county agency or a private agency as defined under 23 Pa.C.S. § 6303 (relating to definitions) shall not take any retaliatory action against a foster parent, preadoptive parent or relative for any information, comments or concerns provided in good faith in a report under this subsection. This paragraph shall not be construed to prevent any agency from taking any action if the report contains information that the foster parent, preadoptive parent or relative has engaged in any conduct that is contrary to any regulation or law or is not in the child's best interest.
Credits
1998, Dec. 15, P.L. 949, No. 126, § 6, effective Jan. 1, 1999. Amended 2002, Dec. 9, P.L. 1705, No. 215, § 3, effective in 60 days; 2007, Dec. 18, P.L. 484, No. 76, § 1, effective Jan. 1, 2008; 2008, Oct. 9, P.L. 1396, No. 109, § 2, effective in 60 days [Dec. 8, 2008]; 2023, Dec. 14, P.L. 412, No. 48, § 2, effective in 60 days [Feb. 12, 2024].
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6336.1, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6336.1
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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