Chapter C13 - Adoption Services

C13.1 Introduction to Adoption Services

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

C13.2 Child Freed for Adoption Procedure

Effective Date: 8/9/2023

C13.3 Child Focused Recruitment Model (CFRM)

Effective Date: 8/9/2023

C13.4 Adoption Review Committee

Effective Date: 9/14/2018

C13.5 Matching an Adoptive Family with a Waiting Child

Effective Date: 8/9/2023

C13.6 Preparing the Child for Adoption

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

C13.7 Foster Parent's and Other Caregivers Role in Preparing Child for Adoption When Foster Parent Adoption Isn't Planned

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

C13.8 "Goodbye" Visit

Effective Date: 6/28/2021

C13.9 Sibling Relationship Decisions

Effective Date: 7/25/2022

C13.10 Preparing the Presentation Summary Packet

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

C13.10.1 Updating the Presentation Summary

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

C13.11 Placement Resources

Effective Date: 8/9/2023

C13.11.1 DCBS Foster Parent Adoption

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

C13.11.2 Private Child Placing (PCP) Foster Parent Adoption

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

C13.12 Foster Parent Adoption Not Recommended

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

C13.13 Employee Adoption

Effective Date: 6/28/2021

C13.14 Referral of a Child to the Kentucky Adoption Profile Exchange (KAPE)

Effective Date: 10/01/2024

C13.15 Planning the Placement/Pre-Placement Conference

Effective Date: 8/8/2023

C13.16 Pre-Placement Visits

Effective Date: 8/9/2023

C13.17 Making the Adoptive Placement

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

C13.18 Withdrawing the Adoptive Referral

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

C13.19 Annual Permanency Reviews

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

C13.20 Family Team Meeting (FTM)/Periodic Review for Children in Adoptive Placement

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

C13.21 Petition for Adoption

Effective Date: 7/26/2024

C13.22 Assisting the Adoptive Family's Attorney in Finalizing the Adoption of a DCBS Child

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

C13.23 Court Report

Effective Date: 5/30/2025

C13.24 Adoption Judgment

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

C13.25 Sealing Closed Adoption Records

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

C13.26 Confidentiality of Closed Agency Adoption Records

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

C13.26.1 Requesting Non-Identifying Information About Biological Relatives from Closed Adoption Records

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

C13.26.2 Request for Inspection of Adoption Records for Identifying Information and Contact with the Birth Family

Effective Date: 7/01/2024

C13.26.3 Mutual Requests from Pre-Adoptive Siblings

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

C13.26.4 Request for Information from a Biological Parent

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

C13.26.5 Updating Health Information

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

C13.27 Managing Adoption Disruptions

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

C13.28 Adoption Assistance

Effective Date: 3/21/2025

C13.29 Approval of Adoption Assistance

Effective Date: 3/19/2025

C13.30 Denial of Adoption Assistance

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

C13.31 Annual Contact with the Adoptive Family

Effective Date: 3/19/2025

C13.32 Adoption Assistance Renegotiation

Effective Date: 3/19/2025

C13.33 Suspension, Reduction, and Termination of Adoption Assistance

Effective Date: 3/19/2025

C13.34 State Funded Post Finalization Adoption Assistance Request

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

C13.35 Federal Title IV-E Post Adoption Finalization Adoption Assistance Request

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

C13.36 Post Adoptive Placement Stabilization Services (PAPSS)

Effective Date: 07/20/2022

C13.37 Post Adoption Child Support

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

C13.38 Continuation of Adoption Assistance After Age 18

Effective Date: 2/23/2024

C13.38.1 Continuation of Title IV-E Adoption Assistance After Age 18

Effective Date: 3/19/2025

C13.39 Relative and Non-Relative Independent Adoptions

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

C13.39.1 Independent Relative Adoptions

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

C13.39.2 Independent Non-Relative Adoption Application

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

C13.40 Interstate Independent Adoption

Effective Date: 6/11/2019

C13.41 Planning for the Child Following Withdrawal of Independent Adoption Applications

Effective Date: 6/11/2019

C13.42 Court Report for Independent Adoption

Effective Date: 6/11/2019

C13.43 Court Action

Effective Date: 6/11/2019

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