OAR 413-070-0340. Petition

As required by ORS 418.930 and 418.933: (1) Within one working day of the removal of a refugee child from the child's home, the Department must file a petition with the juvenile court. (2) In addition to the material required under ORS 419B.809 or 419C.255, the Department must include the following items in its petition: (a) A specific and detailed account of the circumstances which led the Department to conclude that the child was in imminent danger of serious emotional or physical harm; (b) Specific actions the Department is taking or has taken to alleviate the need for removal; (c) Assurance that the Department has complied with the placement preferences of ORS 418.937; and (d) Assurance that the Department is making or has made diligent efforts to locate and give notice to all affected family members and to the Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee of the pendency of the petition.