Review of child's disposition following termination of the parent-child legal relationship.

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(1) The court, at the conclusion of a hearing in which it ordered the termination of a parent-child legal relationship, shall order that a review hearing be held not later than ninety days following the date of the termination. At such hearing the agency or individual vested with custody of the child shall report to the court what disposition of the child, if any, has occurred, and the guardian ad litem shall submit a written report with recommendations to the court, based upon an independent investigation, for the best disposition of the child. Any report required under this subsection (1) shall be subject to the provisions of section 19-1-309.

(2) If no adoption has taken place within a reasonable time and the court determines that adoption is not immediately feasible or appropriate, the court may order that provision be made immediately for alternative long-term placement of the child.

Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 790, § 1, effective October 1. L. 89: (1) amended,

p. 944, § 5, effective March 27. L. 90: (1) amended, p. 1012, § 7, effective July 1.

Editor's note: This section was contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in 1987. Provisions of this section, as it existed in 1987, are similar to those contained in 19-11-106 as said section existed in 1986, the year prior to the repeal and reenactment of this title.


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