Originally called a “dispositional hearing,” the “permanency planning hearing” is held 12 months after a child enters foster care. A child is considered to have entered foster care from either the date of the first judicial finding of deprivation (i.e., adjudication) or to the date 60 days after the date on which the child is removed from home. The court explores the option of ordering activation of the identified alternative permanent plan. Resource Parents attend permanency hearings and participate as the judge requests.