Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-22-.05

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 660-5-22-.05 - Bringing Or Sending A Child Into The State For The Purpose Of Placement Or Adoption

(1) Before a child can be brought or sent into the State for purposes of the placement or adoption, the consent of the State Department is required. This is true whether the child is being placed by an agency holding custody or whether the child is being placed independently.

(2) When the County Department learns of a proposed placement of this nature, it is important to let the prospective adoptive parents know of the statutory provision for prior consent of the State Department. They should be advised of the agency's responsibility as a protective one both for them and the child. They should be acquainted with the fact that agency placements offer safeguards and that there are certain inherent risks in placements without benefit of agency service.

(3) If they wish to pursue the original plan, the worker has responsibility to secure identifying information about the parent or parents and the child so that an agency, in the state where the child is, may be requested to give cooperative service by interviewing the parent(s) and obtaining a birth record, medical, social, background and custody information to be sent to the State Department.

(4) At the same time, the County Department should proceed with a study of the proposed adoptive home. Home study information will be needed along with information from an agency in the child's state of residence so that a decision may be made on the soundness of the proposed plan and so that consent may be given, if appropriate, for the child to be brought into the State.

(5) The State Department should be advised as early as possible of the proposed placement, and correspondence to the out-of-state agency should be routed through the State Department for transmittal.

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Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-22-.05

Effective October 11, 1983.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, Title 28, Chapter 7.