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8 <br /> Slide #7 <br /> Child Protective Services in North Carolina: Out of Home <br /> Placement (Permanency Planning) and Court Processes <br /> • The primary goal of Child Protective Services is to ensure children are safe <br /> within their own homes.When in home safety cannot be assured, Social <br /> Services takes legal steps to assume child custody. <br /> • Ajuvenile petition is filed, and a Judge will determine if the agency has legal <br /> grounds to remove the children)from the home. <br /> • This initiates the Juvenile Court process and requires a hearing within 7 days. <br /> The family has legal representation and regular court hearings. <br /> • The primary goal is almost always to reunify the family and social workers <br /> continue to workwith the parents on steps toward reunification. <br /> Crystal Wiese, Assistant DSS Director, continued the presentation: <br /> Slide #8 <br /> Protective Services for Adults <br />