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| | | An Act To Implement Federal Requirements in Child |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4036-B is enacted to read: |
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| | | §4036-B.__Removal of child from home |
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| | | 1.__Application.__The provisions of this section apply in any | | case in which the court orders, or has ordered, the removal of a | | child from home. |
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| | | 2.__Welfare of child.__Before a court may order removal of a | | child from home, the court must specifically find that remaining | | in the home is contrary to the welfare of the child. |
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| | | 3.__Reasonable efforts to prevent removal.__The department | | shall make reasonable efforts to prevent removal of the child | | from home, unless the court finds the presence of an aggravating | | factor.__In an order providing for removal of the child from | | home, or within 60 days of the date of removal of the child from | | home, the court shall make a finding: |
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| | | A.__Whether or not the department has made reasonable | | efforts to prevent the removal of the child from home; and |
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