Rhode Island S2613 allows the family court to retain jurisdiction over juveniles and order their detention until age twenty-one if deemed in the.
Rhode Island S2613 amends the family court's jurisdiction to allow it to retain control over juveniles until they turn twenty-one, provided the court determines it is in the child's best interest. The bill also allows for the extension of care and placement by the Department of Children, Youth and Families and legal supervision by the court for young adults until age twenty-one under certain conditions. This includes young adults who were in the legal custody of the department at age eighteen and voluntarily agree to extended care and supervision.
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