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In AZ if they have been in care for 15 of the last 22 months they have to START moving towards severance. It doesn't just happen at 15 months and 1 day. But that's when they have to really start looking at a concurrent plan of severance, start scheduling court dates, looking for adoptive resources, etc.
As frustrating as it is, severing a parent's rights forever is a huge deal, it's not something anyone wants to enter into lightly which is why it takes time, why they will still offer the option for reunification right up until the severance hearing. And even then, birth parents can appeal the severance for a certain period of time.
But as for the original question, Wind is correct, concurrent planning just means they now have Plan A and Plan B in the works. If Plan A doesn't come to fruition then they've already been working towards Plan B and can move forward with that option instead.
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