Terminate a child's legal status

Before you add a new legal status record, you may need to terminate the current legal status record and associated program records. For example, you terminate the current legal status when you end the custody episode. When you end the custody episode, you also terminate the Title IV-E program eligibility record.

If you are changing the legal status from temporary custody to permanent custody, you do not terminate the legal status record. Instead, you change the legal status type. See Change the legal status for a child.

Terminate a child's legal status as follows: If you are already on the Child Legal Status History screen, begin at step 3.

1. From the Home screen, click the Case tab. The Case Workload screen appears.

2. Click the case ID number link of the case you want to view. The Case Overview screen appears.

3. Click Court in the link menu. The Case Members Legal History screen appears. The case members who have a legal status record or a court action record appear in the grid.

4. Click the Legal Status link for a case member in the grid. The Child Legal Status History screen appears. This screen displays the legal status records entered for the child.

5. Click the select link for the legal status record you want to terminate. The Child Legal Status Details screen appears.

6. Complete the Termination Date and Termination Reason fields.

7. Select the answer for Does this Legal Status terminate the custody episode? based on the termination reason:

   • Select Yes if you selected one of these termination reasons:
     
     Adoption Finalized        
     Child AWOL > 30 Days
     Child Died
     Child Reached Age of Majority
     Court Issued Custody to Non-Relative
     Court Issued Custody to Relative
     Court issued Guardianship
     Returned to Parent/Guardian/Custodian
     Term Cust against Recommendation

   • Select Yes or No in this field if you selected one of these termination reasons:
     
     Object/Appeal Disposition
     Change in Court Order
     Change in Custody Type

8. Click Save. You are returned to the Child Legal Status History screen.