If, after the court makes a finding that a child is abused or neglected, the court considers returning the child home to the parent/guardian/legal custodian who abused or neglected him or her, certain caregivers may petition the court to intervene for the sole purpose of requesting that the child be placed with the caregiver.

To be eligible to intervene, the caregiver must be either the current caregiver or the former caregiver of the child, who had the child placed with them for one year or more, and not be the subject of any indicated report of child abuse or neglect.