Eighteen-Month Permanency Attachment: Reunification Services Terminated (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.22)

Judicial Council of California · Juvenile

Verified current as of August 1, 2026

This form documents the court's decision at an 18-month hearing in a child welfare case after the judge has decided to stop offering reunification services to the parents. Child welfare agencies and attorneys use this form to record the court's findings about why reunification is no longer being pursued and what permanent plan (such as adoption or guardianship) will be established for the child.