Cap. 602 · Minor Protection (Alternative Care) Act (Cap. 602)
Cap. 602 Art. 68BAfter Care.
PART IV
(1) Young people in alternative care may have their placement in alternative care, which placement needs to be considered as one that offers a family-life environment, extended even after attaining the age of majority, if this is deemed to be in their best interest and not contrary to the best interest of other minors in the same placement:
Provided that this extension should not exceed the period until the young person attains the age of twenty-one (21) years and provided that the same young person had been residing in that same placement for more than two (2) years before the attainment of the age of majority.
(2) Prior to the extension of such placement, the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) shall carry out an assessment of the needs and wishes of the young person that is approaching adulthood and of the other residents. Moreover, an agreement has to be reached with the professionals following the same young person that this extension would be in the best interest of the same young person, and with the young person himself, which agreement is to be reflected in a social contract to be signed by all the interested parties:
Provided that if during the extension of the placement, the young person is in breach of the conditions set out in the social contract, that breach shall bring about the termination of the placement.
Provided further that the placement may also be terminated upon the expressed will of the young person and if the actions of said young person are deemed to be contrary to the best interests of the other residents in the family-like environment.
Änderungsgeschichte
- Amended by XI.2023.36