At a minimum, the status of each child is reviewed by a court every six months to determine:

• the safety of the child 
• the continuing necessity for and appropriateness of the placement; 
• the extent of compliance with the case plan; and 
• the extent of progress which has been made towards alleviating or mitigating the reasons for the child’s removal. 

Additionally, the periodic review serves to project a date by which the child may be: (i) safely returned to the home, (ii) placed for adoption, or (iii) placed in a permanent managing conservatorship. 

The periodic review ensures that the child’s placement is following the “reasonable and prudent parent” standard, the child has regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age (or developmentally) appropriate activities, and the child is consulted about the available activity opportunities.

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