Create an Approved Informal Living Arrangement
 

Informal, non-court placements will be documented in the Approved Informal Living Arrangement window.  The Approved Informal Living Arrangement icon is available from the Detail Program Case window (CFS only), the Detail Safety Assessment and Detail Safety Plan.

• When children are found to be unsafe through a Safety Assessment and certain circumstances do not exist such as meth use, sexual abuse, domestic violence, etc., the safety intervention system encourages non-court cases with the parents placing the child with a relative or friend.  This is not a formal voluntary placement agreement with DHHS.
• DHHS does criminal history and basic background checks on these relatives/friends and monitors the 'placement' through the Safety Plan.  If the parent does not cooperate with the terms of the safety plan, DHHS then will pursue more formal involvement with the family such as requesting a petition be filed in juvenile court.
   

The following conditions must be met in order to create an Approved Informal Living Arrangement for a child(ren):

• Child is active in an open CFS program case
• Child is age 18 or under
• Child has a Legal Status of ‘Child in Non-Court Case’
• Child is not in an Active, Pending or Bedhold placement in this CFS case or any other CFS or JC case
• Be found unsafe through the Safety Assessment
• The arrangement is part of the Safety Plan
• The caregiver must be a Safety Plan Participant.

A CFS program case including the child must be created with the child in a Legal Status of "child in Non-Court case".

1. Create the Detail Safety Assessment.
2. Create the Detail Safety Plan.
3. On the Detail Safety Plan window, select  the Approved Informal Living Arrangement icon.  The Detail Approved Informal Living Arrangement window displays.
4. Enter the date the Informal Living Arrangement begins.
5. Select the Caregiver by clicking the Out Arrow to search for the Org Related Person that will be providing care for the child(ren).
6. Click the Return Arrow to bring the Org Related Person information back to the Detail Approved Informal Living Arrangement window.
7. Select the relationship of Caregiver to the child from the drop down listing.
    
8. Select the Save or Save&Close icon to return to the Detail Program Case window.

(11-2009)