Colorado § 19-7-202 - Legislative declaration.
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§ 19-7-202. Legislative declaration.
(1) The general assembly finds and declares that it is beneficial for a youth placed in foster care to be able to continue relationships with the youth's siblings, regardless of age, so that siblings may share their strengths and association in their everyday and often common experiences.
(2) The general assembly further finds and declares that it is the responsibility of all adults involved in a youth's life, including but not limited to county departments, parents, foster parents, guardians ad litem, counsel for youth, court-appointed special advocates, next of kin, treatment providers, and others, to seek opportunities to foster those sibling relationships to promote continuity and help to sustain family relationships.
(3) Because the number of family foster homes in Colorado is often insufficient to meet the needs of youth, including sibling groups, it is, therefore, Colorado's goal to continue to recruit foster families and build resources sufficient to meet this need.
Source: L. 2019: Entire part added with relocations, (HB 19-1288), ch. 216, p. 2234, § 2, effective August 2. L. 2022: (2) amended, (HB 22-1038), ch. 92, p. 444, § 32, effective January 9, 2023.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 22-1038, see section 1 of chapter 92, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.
ANNOTATION
This section does not broaden a juvenile court's personal jurisdiction to include nondependent siblings of a youth in foster care or require the siblings to attend therapeutic visitation with the youth. In re People in Interest of S.A., 2022 CO 27, 511 P.3d 597.
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