Adoptions Flashcards
What are the four values?
Rights of the child
Importance of family life
Preservation of the biological family
Social responsibility for children
If kids have been in out of home for 12 months out of 22
TPR can happen
How can you get adopted?
Out of home referral (case management)
Protective investigation referral (egregious)
Voluntary relinquishment
What must be filed in order for the new birth certificate to be issued?
The old birth certificate
What is the preferable placement?
Without subsidy
If couples want to adopt together…?
They must be legally married
What are considered special needs child in adoptions?
*Children that wait longer to get adopted
- Children of a sibling group
- Child that is 8 years or older
- Child that is medical, emotional, physically challenged
- Child that is African American or mixed ethnicity
What must you submit to make the best match between a child and an adoptive parent?
- Child Study
- Adoptive home study
When must a child study be completed?
90 days
When must you submit the adoptive case plan?
Within 30 days after adjudicatory hearing
When is the advisory hearing / pretrial status conference?
Within 45 days from filing the petition
What is the minimum length of time case management must supervise an adoption placement?
90 days
When can this time be waived?
When the child has been residing in the home for at least 90 days
What system is in place if a child who was adopted wanted to reconnect with their birth family after they have turned18?
Adoptive reunion registry
