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ODHS — Relative and Kinship Connections

Safety & child welfare · Shared Oregon CPS/dependency source in all 36 county filters; local procedure, program reach and case applicability vary · source_profile_reviewed · reviewed 2026-10-08

Publisher: Official Oregon agency, judiciary or legislative publisher. Government or official institution source.

Source profile

What this source covers ODHS explains relative and kinship connections for children in foster care and how family members can get involved. Part of the Oregon CPS, child welfare and juvenile dependency collection. How to use it Keep the CPS notice, petition, court orders, case or safety plan, service referrals and relevant communications. Identify the responsible office, case number and the issue you need reviewed. Read the current publisher instructions and discuss participation, available representation, records access and required dates with your lawyer or the responsible clerk or agency. Limits and questions to verify This is a source-navigation profile, not a legal opinion or verified deadline. An agency complaint, a founded-assessment review, a Citizen Review Board review and a juvenile court case are separate processes. Do not assume one request changes a court order or preserves another review or appeal date. Individual eligibility, confidentiality, jurisdiction and current local procedures require confirmation.

Source and review details

Official publisher HTML captured and source-navigation profile reviewed 2026-10-08. SHA-256 and discovery source retained. Access date is not a legal effective date; later changes, case-specific applicability and service availability require review.

Oregon Department of Human Services : Relative and Kinship Connections : Foster Care : State of Oregon

Publisher source

Location: Relative and Kinship Connections​; statewide source; discovered from https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/foster-care/Pages/default.aspx.

Evidence type: publisher html snapshot.

Retained evidence SHA-256: 8e37ce7a6912087b115812e91bb3487892d023061256142a94ab388ebbb57e49.

This review describes the publisher's resource. It is not a legal opinion, a finding of eligibility or a verified legal deadline.