{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-1114","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 1114","heading":"Placement for adoption and post-termination placement order.","body":"If the Court issues an order terminating existing parental rights and transferring them to DSCYF or a licensed agency, all of the following must occur:\n(1) The agency shall attempt to promptly place the child for adoption.\n(2) Every 6 months after the Court issues the order, or more frequently at the Court’s discretion, and until an adoption decree, guardianship, or permanent guardianship order is entered, the Court shall convene a hearing or require the agency to submit to the Court a written report that must include at least all of the following:\na. Details of the agency’s reasonable efforts toward finalizing a permanency plan.\nb. A description of the steps the agency took to achieve the permanency plan.\nc. A description of barriers to the permanency plan and how the barriers may be overcome.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 11. Termination and Transfer of Parental Rights in Adoption Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c011/index.html#1114","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:17Z","sha256":"2ebc41c40066f326e7191423c68c005a7a6f66ad3d62a482214c9026b8086348","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-1113","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-1115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}