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

Judicial Council of California · Juvenile

Verified current as of July 10, 2026

This form documents the court's decision at a six-month hearing in a child dependency case where reunification services have been stopped and the focus shifts to finding a permanent home for the child through adoption, guardianship, or long-term foster care. Child welfare agencies and judges use this form to officially record what permanent plan will be pursued for a child when parents have not successfully reunified with them within the initial six months of court involvement.