Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS
Division 120 - ADOPTION
Section 413-120-0720 - Department Efforts to Place with Relatives, Current Caretakers and to Place Siblings Together
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 413-120-0720
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) The Department's preference for placement of a child is to place siblings together for the purpose of adoption with relatives or current caretakers.
(2) Prior to pursuing a general applicant as a potential adoptive resource, the caseworker and the caseworker's supervisor must comply with all of the following requirements:
(a) Review the diligent efforts of the
Department to identify, contact, and place a child with relatives and to place
siblings together as required by OAR 413-070-0060 to 413-070-0087.
(b) Confirm there are no current Department
actions to identify or assess a relative who has expressed an interest in being
assessed as a potential adoptive resource for the child or sibling
group.
(c) Confirm there are no
Department actions to identify or assess a current caretaker who has expressed
an interest in being assessed as a potential adoptive resource for the child or
sibling group.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 109.309, ORS 409.050 & ORS 418.005
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.005, ORS 109.309, ORS 409.010, ORS 418.285, ORS 419B.090 & ORS 419B.192
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