We are measuring the percentage of average monthly dependency cases that were closed as a result of establishing permanency for the child client. Dependency cases are filed in the Juvenile Court alleging abuse and/or neglect of a child. For the purpose of this measurement, cases achieve permanency when a child is released from the legal custody of the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) because he/she is returned to his/her family, a legal custodian, a guardian or a new family through adoption. For the purpose of this measurement, each child client is counted as a separate case even though sibling groups usually share the same court file number.