TITLE 42. ADOPTION

CHAPTER 3. REQUIREMENTS OF PARTIES IN ADOPTION

Part 3. Requirements of Department or Licensed Child-Placing Agency

Requirement For Preplacement Evaluation

42-3-301. Requirement for preplacement evaluation. (1) Before the department or licensed child-placing agency may place a child for purposes of adoption, the prospective adoptive parent and the home of the prospective adoptive parent must be studied and evaluated as provided in part 2 of this chapter.

(2) The department or agency shall prepare a written report containing the results of its evaluation.

History: En. Sec. 92, Ch. 480, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 311, L. 2001.