A. 
Purpose. A dispositional hearing is conducted to determine what measures the Court will take with respect to a child properly within its jurisdiction and, when applicable, against any adult, once the Court has determined following trial, plea of admission, or plea of no contest that one or more of the statutory grounds alleged in the petition are true.
B. 
Timing. The interval, if any, between the trial and the dispositional hearing is within the discretion of the Court. When a child is in placement, the interval may not be more than twenty-eight (28) days, except for good cause.
C. 
Notice. If a disposition hearing is not held immediately after the adjudication, notice of hearing may be given by scheduling it on the record in the presence of the parties or in accordance with Article XIII, § 7.5-29, Service of summons, notices of hearings and subpoenas.
D. 
Proposed dispositional case service plan. The SSU will prepare or cause to prepare a written report describing the specific plan for placement, care, assistance to the child and case service requirements for all parties. The case service plan must contain:
(1) 
A plan addressing specific issues related for the care of, and services to, the child and child's parents, guardian, custodian or other to resolve the problems presented in the petition.
(2) 
A detailed explanation of the necessity for the proposed case service plan, its benefits to the child, and a projected time line for meeting requirements of the plan; and
(3) 
If the dispositional case services plan recommends placement of the child somewhere other than with the child's parents, guardian, or custodian, it must state the specific reasons for the placement recommendation and provide an explanation for any deviation fram the placement preferences defined in Article VI, including all efforts undertaken to comply with those requirements. The report will state the proposed placement plan and any efforts to prevent removal, and to rectify conditions that caused removal of the child from the home.
E. 
Due date. SSU or its agents will present the dispositional case services plan to the Court, the child advocate, the presenting officer, and the respondent's parents or the respondent's attorney(s), at least three (3) calendar days before the disposition hearing.
F. 
Children over the age of fourteen (14) may participate in planning and generating the reunification plan but will not participate in the planning or generation of preliminary permanency plans for termination of parental rights.
G. 
Evidence. All reliable, probative and material evidence, including hearsay, may be admitted at the dispositional hearing and may be relied upon by the Court.
H. 
Disposition orders.
(1) 
Order of disposition. The Court will enter disposition orders after considering the dispositional case services plan and other evidence offered bearing on disposition.
(a) 
The Court will review the proposed dispositional case services plan and will approve or decline the report based on compliance with Article XVIII, § 7.5-34, of this code. SSU will resubmit a revised plan as necessary to secure the Court's approval.
(b) 
The Court may order compliance with all or part of the dispositional case services plan.
(c) 
The Court may enter such orders as it deems necessary in the best interests of the child(ren).
(d) 
Disposition orders will state whether active efforts have been made to prevent the breakup of the family under the circumstances of the case.
(e) 
The Court will advise all parties that a preliminary permanency plan for termination could be submitted to the Court for review and that the plan may be effectuated as to a particular respondent if and when there is a showing of substantial noncompliance with the reunification plan.
(2) 
Disposition priorities. If a child has been adjudicated as a protected child, the Court may order, by priority:
(a) 
The child and other children residing within the same household to remain with any or all of the respondents, or be placed with any respondent who is a noncustodial parent, subject to such conditions as the Court may prescribe;
(b) 
Placement of the child and other children residing within the same household with a relative subject to such conditions as the Court may prescribe subject to a plan for monitoring, visitation and coordination with other agencies within the jurisdiction of the placement;
(c) 
Placement of the child and other children residing within the same household in an extended family placement subject to such conditions as the Court may prescribe; or
(d) 
Placement of the child and other children residing within the same household in a licensed foster home, a group home or a residential care facility designated by the Court subject to such conditions as the Court may prescribe.
I. 
Order for reimbursement for care. Respondents may be ordered by the Court to reimburse the Tribe and/or the designated placement agency for the cost of care and placement for up to five (5) years. Reimbursement will be based on State of Michigan Child Support Guidelines, or other guidelines that have been adopted by the Tribal Council or Tribal Court, as the case may be.
J. 
Child support. Respondents will be ordered by the Court to make child support payments for children in placements not eligible for foster care payments or when payments are not sufficient to cover the cost of caring for the children.
K. 
Amendments. As long as a child remains a protected child of the Court, a disposition order may, upon motion by any party, be amended or supplemented at any time. Emergency motions to modify or supplement a disposition order may be granted upon a finding by the Court that just cause exists and the best interests of the child will be served.