2017 ORS 418.939¹
Record for refugee child
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The Department of Human Services shall maintain a record for each refugee child in its care containing:

(1) The name, age, former residence, legal status, health records, sex, race and accumulated length of time in foster care;

(2) The name, former residence, health history and character of each genetic parent;

(3) The date of reception, placing out and adoption of each child and the name, race, occupation and residence of the person with whom a child is placed;

(4) The date of the removal of any child to another home and the reason for removal;

(5) The date of termination of guardianship;

(6) The history of each child until the child reaches 18 years of age, is legally adopted or is discharged according to law; and

(7) Such other further demographic information as is required. [1985 c.358 §7]

§§ 418.925 (“Refugee child” defined) to 418.945 (Rules)

Notes of Decisions

Termina­tion of parental rights in case involving refugee children requires same pro­ce­dures and imposes same burden of proof on state as in most other termina­tion cases. State ex rel Juvenile Dept. v. Bertrand, 168 Or App 617, 7 P3d 662 (2000)

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Notes of Decisions

Where plaintiffs brought ac­tion under 42 U.S.C. 1983 alleging viola­tion of federal civil rights after defendant Children’s Services Division employees removed plaintiffs’ child from home following reports of abuse, CSD workers entitled to absolute immunity in investiga­tion, taking child into custody and keeping plaintiffs from visiting child. Tennyson v. Children’s Services Division, 308 Or 80, 775 P2d 1365 (1989)

1 Legislative Counsel Committee, CHAPTER 418—Child Welfare Services, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­ors/­ors418.­html (2017) (last ac­cessed Mar. 30, 2018).
 
2 Legislative Counsel Committee, Annotations to the Oregon Revised Stat­utes, Cumulative Supplement - 2017, Chapter 418, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­ors/­ano418.­html (2017) (last ac­cessed Mar. 30, 2018).
 
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