Statutes | Lummi Nation Code of Laws Title 8 Chapter 8.05 ยง 8.05.080 | 2020
If the Tribal Court finds that a child is in need of protection under this Chapter, the Court shall order a Child Protection Plan be entered for the child&rsquos future protection and wellbeing. The Court shall receive a proposed Title 8 (Children&rsquos Code) LIBC Resolution #2013-131 21 Child Protection Plan from the child welfare worker assigned to the case. The Court shall receive testimony, reports or other material relating to the mental, physical and social history of the child, and the child&rsquos parent, guardian or custodian, as necessary for the purpose of determining proper disposition of the case. A Child Protection Plan may not extend beyond the date on which the child becomes 18 years old, unless the child enters into a voluntary placement plan after the child turns eighteen. The Child Protection Plan may include any of the following, giving due weight to the need to preserve the unity of the family whenever possible:
(a) permit the child to remain with the child&rsquos parents, guardian, or custodian subject to those conditions and limitations the Court may prescribe, including the protective supervision of the child by a local social service agency or placement conditioned upon compliance with the Court&rsquos orders
(b) ordering removal of the child from the home of the parents, guardians or custodians and placement in tribal custody
(c) order the child and the child&rsquos parents, guardian or custodian to participate in counseling or other treatment program as ordered by the Court
(d) require action necessary for the protection and well-being of the child including but not limited to:
(1) child support and/or restraining or nocontact orders
(2) evaluation and treatment (including involuntary residential treatment and drug testing) for substance abuse, mental illness, and/or emotional disturbance
(3) parenting classes
(4) mandatory school attendance
(5) visitation and communication orders
(6) any other services or activities for the benefit of the child and the family
(7) provide for any other culturally appropriate remedy which would properly address the issues found to have caused the minor to be in need of protection
(8) providing that failure to comply with a Child Protection Plan may be punished by contempt of court or a charge of Disobedience of Lawful Order of the Court under this Code
(9) require releases to be signed allowing for the monitoring of compliance with treatment, services and other court ordered activities
(10) Establishment of paternity, if in the best interests of the child
(11) Require maintaining a relationship between the child and the extended family to the extent that resources are reasonably available, unless maintaining that relationship would not benefit the child or would interrupt the child&rsquos re-unification with the parents.