Delaware Code § 13-1114

Placement for adoption and post-termination placement order
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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:
(1) The agency shall attempt to promptly place the child for adoption.
(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:
a. Details of the agency's reasonable efforts toward finalizing a permanency plan.
b. A description of the steps the agency took to achieve the permanency plan.
c. A description of barriers to the permanency plan and how the barriers may be overcome.

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