C.__Explicitly document the basis for the finding.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §4038, sub-§1-A, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 269, §2, is amended to read:

A. When custody has been granted to a person other than a parent or the department; or

Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §4038, sub-§1-A, ¶B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 475, §3, is further amended to read:

B. When custody has been granted to a parent who did not have custody at the time the child protection petition was filed;.

Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §4038, sub-§1-A, ¶C, as amended by PL 1997, c. 475, §3, is repealed.

Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §4038, sub-§1-A, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 475, §4, is repealed.

Sec. 6. 22 MRSA §4038, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 739, §14, is amended to read:

5. Hearing. The court shall hear evidence and shall consider the original reason for the adjudication and disposition under sections 4035 and 4036, the events that have occurred since then and the efforts of the parties as set forth under section 4041 and shall consider the effect of a change in custody on the child. After hearing, the court shall make written findings that determine:

A.__The safety of the child in the child's placement;

B.__The continuing necessity for and appropriateness of the child's placement;

C.__The effect of a change in custody on the child;

D.__The extent of the parties' compliance with the case plan and the extent of progress that has been made toward alleviating or mitigating the causes necessitating placement in foster care;