If a young adult returns to extended foster care during his or her trial independence (TI) period, the caseworker must ask the attorney representing DFPS to file the appropriate papers with the court to:

  •   notify the court that the young adult has returned to extended foster care;

  •   extend the court’s jurisdiction; and

  •   establish the date of the next review hearing for extended foster care (ideally, as soon as possible after the young adult returns to extended foster care), if one has not been set.

Once the review hearings resume, the caseworker must follow the policy explained in 5621 Court Review Hearings for Extended Foster Care.

If the court’s jurisdiction is extended under these circumstances, the caseworker must record it as a Legal Action Event in IMPACT, according to the instructions on Form 2050Word Document IMPACT Documentation of Trial Independence.