1. Generally. After a child is agreed to be dependent or found by the Court to be dependent, a hearing shall be held to address disposition issues, including but not limited to, placement of the child, visitation, and services to be provided to the family during the course of the dependency. A court report, consisting of a written evaluation of matters relevant to the disposition of the case shall be made. The court report shall include all social records and shall be made available to the Court.
  2. Contents. Court reports and predisposition reports will address the factors listed in RCW 13.34.120.
  3. Times. All dispositional hearings will be held immediately following the fact-finding hearing unless there is good cause to continue the matter for up to fourteen days. The Court may continue the dispositional hearing longer than fourteen days if there is good cause shown.
    1. Reports including the agency’s proposed court report shall be provided and/or mailed to the Court, the parties, and counsel no later than ten (10) working days prior to the dispositional hearing.
    2. Petitioner shall provide their proposed Disposition order to the Respondent(s) at least five (5) days prior to the hearing.
    3. Parties and other respondents shall provide written responses, accompanied by supporting documentation to all matters contained in the court report, GAL reports and filed motions of which they have substantial disagreement no later than 9:00 a.m. one (1) court day prior to the review or disposition hearing. Failure to file a written response will not be considered good cause for a continuance.
  4. Initial Review Hearing. The initial review hearing shall be held no later than six (6) months from the initial out of home placement or no more than ninety days from the entry of the disposition order, whichever comes first. The court shall schedule the initial review hearing at the time of the dispositional hearing.
  5. Review Hearing. The Court shall schedule a review hearing at the time of the dispositional hearing.