LOCAL AGENCY PLACING CHILD UNDER VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT

When a local agency places a child in foster care under a voluntary placement agreement, the local agency must: A. before placement, obtain the written consent of both parents, or the legal guardian, unless placement is in the child's best interest and the other parent's signature is unobtainable; B. if only one parent signs the agreement, the agency must document why the other parent did not sign the agreement; C. in addition, in the case of an Indian child, advise the parent or custodian that the child is to be returned upon demand in a written and dated statement complying with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 260.755 , subdivision 5, and notify the Indian child's tribe within seven working days of placement; D. obtain the agreement of the non-Indian child's parent or guardian to notify the local agency in a written and dated statement if the parent or guardian wishes the child returned from placement before the date specified in the voluntary placement agreement; and E. return the child to the child's parent or guardian as soon as possible and no later than 24 hours after receiving a written and dated demand for return of the child unless a longer response time is specified in the demand for any child, or in the voluntary placement agreement for a non-Indian child; for Indian children, the demand must be a written and dated statement complying with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 260.755 , subdivision 5.