Twelve-Month Permanency Attachment: Reunification Services Terminated (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.21(f))

Judicial Council of California · Juvenile

Verified current as of August 1, 2026

This form documents a court's decision at a 12-month hearing to stop reunification services for a child in foster care and sets a new goal for the child's permanent placement, such as adoption or guardianship. Child protective services caseworkers, attorneys, and judges use this form to officially record the court's permanency plan when it's determined the child cannot safely return to their parents.