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Adoption Assistance
General Provisions
Overview
13.1 Introduction to Adoption Services
13.2 Child Freed for Adoption Procedure
13.2.1 Child Focused Recruitment Model (CFRM)
13.3 Adoption Review Committee
13.4 Matching an Adoptive Family with a Waiting Child
Preparing for Adoption
Overview
13.6 Preparing the Child for Adoption
13.7 Foster Parent's and Other Caregivers Role in Preparing Child for Adoption
13.8 "Goodbye" Visit
13.9 Sibling Relationship Decisions
13.10 Preparing the Presentation Summary Packet
13.10.1 Updating the Presentation Summary
13.11 through 13.12-Not Yet Utilized
Making the Placement and Service Provision
Overview
13.13 Placement Resources
13.13.1 DCBS Foster Parent Adoption
13.13.2 Private Child Placing (PCP) Foster Parent Adoption
13.13.3 Foster Parent Adoption Not Recommended
13.13.4 Employee Adoption
13.14 Referral of a Child to the Kentucky Adoption Profile Exchange (KAPE)
13.15 Adoptive Placement of a Newborn Directly from the Hospital
13.16 Resource Home Placement
13.17 Planning the Placement/Pre-Placement Conference
13.18 Pre-Placement Visits
13.19 Making the Adoptive Placement
13.20 Post Placement Services
13.20.1 Withdrawing the Adoptive Referral
13.21 Annual Permanency Reviews
13.22 FTM/Periodic Review for Children in Adoptive Placement
13.23 through 13.24-Not Yet Utilized
Finalizing the Adoption
Overview
13.25 Petition for Adoption
13.26 Assisting the Adoptive Family's Attorney in Finalizing the Adoption of a DCBS Child
13.27 Court Report
13.28 Adoption Judgment
13.29 Sealing Closed Adoption Records
13.30 Confidentiality of Closed Agency Adoption Records
13.30.1 Requesting Non-Identifying Information About Biological Relatives from Closed Adoption Records
13.30.2 Request for Inspection of Adoption Records for Identifying Information and Contact with the Birth Family
13.30.3 Mutual Requests from Pre-Adoptive Siblings
13.30.4 Request for Information from a Biological Parent
13.30.5 Updating Health Information
13.31 through 13.33-Not Yet Utilized
Adoption Disruption
Overview
13.34 Adoption Disruption
13.35 Working with the Family During Disruption
13.36 Alternative Placements When Disruption Becomes the Plan
13.37 through 13.38-Not Yet Utilized
Adoption Assistance
Overview
13.39 Adoption Assistance
13.40 Approval of Adoption Assistance
13.41 Denial of Adoption Assistance
13.42 Annual Contact with the Adoptive Family
13.43 Adoption Assistance Renegotiation
13.44 Discontinuance of Adoption Assistance
13.45 Post Finalization Adoption Assistance Requests
13.45.1 State Funded Post Finalization Adoption Assistance Request
13.45.2 Federal Title IV-E Post Adoption Finalization Adoption Assistance Request
13.45.3 Post Adoptive Placement Stabilization Services (PAPSS)
13.45.4 Post Adoption Child Support
13.46 Continuation of Adoption Assistance After Age 18
13.46.1 Continuation of Title IV-E Adoption Assistance After Age 18
13.47 through 13.49-Not Yet Utilized
Independent Adoption
Overview
13.50 Relative and Non-Relative Independent Adoptions
13.51 Independent Relative Adoptions
13.52 Independent Non-Relative Adoption Application
Adoption Assistance
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Department for Community Based Services
Division of Protection and Permanency
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Available Sections
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Effective Date
Version Number
13.39 Adoption Assistance
9/20/2021
6.00
13.40 Approval of Adoption Assistance
6/28/2021
4.00
13.41 Denial of Adoption Assistance
12/3/2010
1.00
13.42 Annual Contact with the Adoptive Family
11/30/2020
2.00
13.43 Adoption Assistance Renegotiation
11/30/2020
2.00
13.44 Discontinuance of Adoption Assistance
11/30/2020
3.00
13.45 Post Finalization Adoption Assistance Requests
12/3/2010
1.00
13.45.1 State Funded Post Finalization Adoption Assistance Request
12/3/2010
1.00
13.45.2 Federal Title IV-E Post Adoption Finalization Adoption Assistance Request
12/3/2010
1.00
13.45.3 Post Adoptive Placement Stabilization Services (PAPSS)
11/15/2021
4.00
13.45.4 Post Adoption Child Support
12/3/2010
1.00
13.46 Continuation of Adoption Assistance After Age 18
11/30/2020
3.00
13.46.1 Continuation of Title IV-E Adoption Assistance After Age 18
6/28/2021
3.00
13.47 through 13.49-Not Yet Utilized
12/3/2010
1.00
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