New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
Subchapter C - Social Services
Article 2 - Family and Children's Services
Part 421 - Standards of Practice for Adoption Services
Section 421.26 - Adoptive placements across State and county jurisdictions

Universal Citation: 18 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 421.26

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

An authorized agency may not delay or deny the placement of a child freed for adoption with otherwise suitable approved adoptive parents on the basis that the approved adoptive parents reside in a state or county different from that of the authorized agency with custody and guardianship of the child.

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